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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Paul deliberately delaying on the way home from school?
(a) The pleasure of seeing his own street.
(b) The pain of seeing no snow on his roof.
(c) The pain of seeing his street.
(d) The pleasure of talking to the postman about snow.

2. What does the rhythm of the postman's steps say when Paul's secret reveals itself?
(a) Peace, remoteness, and warmth.
(b) Peace, remoteness, and cold.
(c) Peace, closeness, and cold.
(d) Peace, closeness, and warmth.

3. What does Paul look past the snow to see in answering Miss Buell's question?
(a) His textbook.
(b) The window.
(c) The blackboard.
(d) The door.

4. What word does Paul use to describe the progress of his secret?
(a) Fulfilling.
(b) Rapid.
(c) Delicious.
(d) Amazing.

5. What does Paul call the balanced stones?
(a) A perpetual horror.
(b) A sign of weakness.
(c) A perpetual wonder.
(d) A sign of strength.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Paul think the snow is in Part 2?

3. How many houses does Paul discover come before his own on the street?

4. What shape are the stones balanced on top of the gateway posts?

5. What kind of a life does Paul think he is leading?

(see the answer key)

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