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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Paul contemplate about the following morning in Part 2?
(a) If the postman will skip his house.
(b) If the postman will knock louder than usual.
(c) If the postman will have trouble finding his house with all the snow.
(d) If he will hear the postman.

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

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

4. How old is Paul, as it is revealed in Part 2?
(a) 11.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 13.

5. What type of inlay is located at the end of the sidewalk?
(a) Brass.
(b) Bronze.
(c) Gold.
(d) Silver.

6. What does Paul tell his mother it would be fun to be in Part 1?
(a) An Eskimo.
(b) A hockey player.
(c) An explorer.
(d) A polar bear.

7. How does Paul describe the coin that matches his secret?
(a) Old.
(b) Silver.
(c) Gold.
(d) New.

8. What is the most distressing feature of Paul's secret?
(a) The inability to hear his mother and father.
(b) The conflict between him and his mother and father.
(c) The inability to respond to his mother and father.
(d) The embarrassment of his mother and father.

9. What does the snow form as Paul approaches his street?
(a) A transparent mirage.
(b) A random mess.
(c) A constant array of color.
(d) A solid wall.

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

11. How many footsteps before the knock at the door does Paul hear on the morning of Part 1?
(a) Four or five.
(b) One or two.
(c) Three or four.
(d) Two or three.

12. What does Paul imagine was NOT recorded as the dog walked through the wet cement?
(a) His 2 front feet.
(b) His barking.
(c) His 2 rear feet.
(d) His tail wagging.

13. What does Paul notice about his window as he stands underneath it in Part 2?
(a) It has snow on it.
(b) It is closed.
(c) It is dirty.
(d) It is open.

14. How many times does the postman knock on each door?
(a) Three times.
(b) Four times.
(c) Once.
(d) Twice.

15. In Part 2, what does Paul find desirable as it relates to his parents?
(a) To belittle them.
(b) To be kind to them.
(c) To disobey them.
(d) To ignore them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What letter is stenciled on the brick wall in the background?

2. What color is the hydrant with the painted chain on it that Paul sees?

3. What does Paul imagine the snow on the street to be?

4. How does Paul remember hearing the postman that morning?

5. What does Miss Buell have on her desk?

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