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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the postman's steps have the first time that Paul's secret appears?
(a) A familiar reassurance.
(b) A familiar sound.
(c) A new frequency.
(d) A new secrecy.

2. What is Paul NOT doing, as his mother points out in Part 1?
(a) Walking straight.
(b) Talking.
(c) Listening.
(d) Following the rules.

3. What does Paul describe the unknown component of the snow to be?
(a) Unmistakably satisfying.
(b) Unmistakably terrifying.
(c) Deliciously satisfying.
(d) Deliciously terrifying.

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

5. As Paul arrives at his house in Part 2, what does he feel about the one thing he had looked forward to?
(a) Oblivious to it.
(b) Deprived of it.
(c) Consumed by it.
(d) Contempt toward it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At what cost does Paul believe he must keep his secret?

3. What is Paul deliberately delaying on the way home from school?

4. How does Paul describe the way his shoes walk on the pavement?

5. How does Paul describe the roadway on his street in Part 1?

(see the answer key)

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