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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Paul think of the effort it takes to answer Miss Buell's question?
(a) He finds it distracting.
(b) He finds it amusing.
(c) He finds it confusing.
(d) He finds it annoying.

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

3. What kind of a life does Paul think he is leading?
(a) A double life.
(b) A pointless life.
(c) A triple life.
(d) A deceptive life.

4. How long is the class that Paul is in at the beginning of the story?
(a) Forty minutes.
(b) A half hour.
(c) An hour and a half.
(d) An hour.

5. What happens to the postman's footsteps, as Paul recalls?
(a) They gradually become more indistinct.
(b) They gradually become more distinct.
(c) They gradually become less annoying.
(d) They gradually become more annoying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paul tell his mother it would be fun to be in Part 1?

2. How many footsteps before the knock at the door does Paul hear on the morning of Part 1?

3. What kind of boots does the postman have?

4. How does Paul describe the postman's knock on the door of his house?

5. What does Paul's mother tell him might need to be done?

(see the answer key)

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