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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the snow while Paul's secret becomes more apparent?
(a) It gets brighter.
(b) It gets lighter.
(c) It gets darker.
(d) It gets heavier.

2. What do the postman's steps have the first time that Paul's secret appears?
(a) A new frequency.
(b) A new secrecy.
(c) A familiar reassurance.
(d) A familiar sound.

3. How does Paul hear the bell ring during his secret's first appearance?
(a) Long and stinging.
(b) Abrupt and soothing.
(c) Quickly and sharply.
(d) Thinly and softly.

4. What is the most distressing feature of Paul's secret?
(a) The inability to hear his mother and father.
(b) The inability to respond to his mother and father.
(c) The embarrassment of his mother and father.
(d) The conflict between him and his mother and father.

5. What does Paul imagine the snow on the street to be?
(a) White ragged circles.
(b) White ragged lines.
(c) White centered lines.
(d) White perfect circles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the rhythm of the postman's steps say when Paul's secret reveals itself?

2. What happens to the cobblestones as Paul's secret progresses?

3. What class is Paul in as the story begins?

4. How does Deidre smile at Paul after he answers the question in class?

5. In Part 1, what is Miss Buell talking about as Paul remembers his secret?

(see the answer key)

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