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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Paul feel at the end of Part 2?
(a) Appreciative.
(b) Alert.
(c) Clueless.
(d) Disappointed.

2. How does Paul observe the elm tree and other things on his way home?
(a) With a careful eye.
(b) With a skeptical eye.
(c) With a tainted eye.
(d) With a tolerant eye.

3. What cannot compare with the snow, according to Paul?
(a) A great novel.
(b) A play.
(c) A fairy tale.
(d) An epic poem.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As Paul arrives at his house in Part 2, what does he feel about the one thing he had looked forward to?

2. How old is Paul, as it is revealed in Part 2?

3. What is of the utmost significance to Paul, with regard to his secret?

4. As Paul remembers, how many times does his mother ask him to pass the plate at the luncheon table?

5. What kind of twigs are in the delta?

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