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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Paul think about the thoughts he is having of his secret during class?
(a) They are unacceptable.
(b) They are a distraction.
(c) They are a disturbance.
(d) They are a pleasure.

2. What does Paul do with his secret?
(a) He lends it to people.
(b) He carries it around with him.
(c) He boasts about it to people.
(d) He wears it proudly.

3. What was Paul doing when his secret appeared for the first time?
(a) Waking up.
(b) Eating lunch.
(c) Going to sleep.
(d) Eating breakfast.

4. Where is the birdhouse?
(a) In the yard.
(b) In the apple tree.
(c) In the cherry tree.
(d) On the porch.

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

6. What does Paul's mother get for him to help with his new vagueness?
(a) A new set of shutters.
(b) A bell.
(c) A new lamp.
(d) Glasses.

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

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

9. What kind of swelling does the cat have on its cheek?
(a) A curious one.
(b) A sickly one.
(c) A healthy one.
(d) A familiar one.

10. Why did Paul put his hand into the bark of the elm tree?
(a) To feel the cold living wood.
(b) To feel the cold dead wood.
(c) To feel the warm living wood.
(d) To feel the warm dead wood.

11. As Paul observes, what are the garden walls made of?
(a) Brick, plastic, and stone.
(b) Wood, plastic, and stone.
(c) Brick, plaster, and stone.
(d) Wood, plaster, and stone.

12. What kind of a life does Paul think he is leading?
(a) A deceptive life.
(b) A double life.
(c) A pointless life.
(d) A triple life.

13. How does Paul describe Miss Buell's face?
(a) Grayish and kindly.
(b) Grayish and unfriendly.
(c) Reddish and kindly.
(d) Reddish and unfriendly.

14. What does Paul wonder as he looks at his house?
(a) If he has ever seen the snow.
(b) If he is becoming paranoid.
(c) If he has ever left his room.
(d) If he is starting to hallucinate.

15. What has Paul neglected about his shoes?
(a) To polish them.
(b) To dust them.
(c) To wash them.
(d) To tie them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many times does the postman knock on each door?

3. What does Paul cover up in the cement with his foot?

4. How does Paul describe his street in Part 2 of the story?

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

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