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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 state that his secret gives him?
(a) A door to walk through.
(b) A wall to hide behind.
(c) A door to close.
(d) A wall to stand up against.

2. What does Paul's mother tell him might need to be done?
(a) He might have to have a tutor.
(b) He might have to see a doctor.
(c) He might have to do extra chores.
(d) He might have to go to summer school.

3. How does Paul describe the roadway on his street in Part 1?
(a) Crooked.
(b) Smooth.
(c) Cobbled.
(d) Graveled.

4. How does Paul now view the bare roofs?
(a) As his imagination.
(b) As his reality.
(c) As his reward.
(d) As his failure.

5. How does Paul describe the postman's knock on the door of his house?
(a) Surprising.
(b) Insignificant.
(c) Tremendous.
(d) Disappointing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of stamp does Paul's secret remind him of?

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

3. What is Paul NOT doing, as his mother points out in Part 1?

4. What does Paul imagine the snow on the street to be?

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

(see the answer key)

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