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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is it becoming harder to do for Paul?
(a) Get out of bed.
(b) Face the sun.
(c) Go to sleep.
(d) Stay warm.

2. What class is Paul in as the story begins?
(a) Biology.
(b) Geography.
(c) Science.
(d) Math.

3. At what cost does Paul believe he must keep his secret?
(a) At whatever confusion it brings others.
(b) At whatever embarrassment it causes to others.
(c) At whatever joy it brings others.
(d) At whatever pain it causes to others.

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

5. How does Deidre smile at Paul after he answers the question in class?
(a) Shyly.
(b) Smugly.
(c) Cleverly.
(d) Boldly.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Paul describe the sunlight on the roof?

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

3. What word does Paul use to describe the progress of his secret?

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

5. What do the postman's steps have the first time that Paul's secret appears?

(see the answer key)

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