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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What class is Paul in as the story begins?
(a) Geography.
(b) Math.
(c) Biology.
(d) Science.

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

4. What does the grocer's shop have in its window?
(a) A cardboard sign.
(b) A cardboard man.
(c) A plastic man.
(d) A plastic sign.

5. How does Paul describe the sunlight on the roof?
(a) Brilliant.
(b) Radiant.
(c) Blatant.
(d) Present.

6. What has happened to the river as Paul crosses it on his way home?
(a) It has dried up.
(b) It has frozen.
(c) It has flooded.
(d) It has become dirty.

7. What kind of sparrows does Paul see?
(a) Fat.
(b) Tiny.
(c) Clean.
(d) Dirty.

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

9. How is the cement sidewalk designed, according to Paul's description?
(a) In a haphazard pattern.
(b) In geometrical trapezoids.
(c) In geometrical parallelograms.
(d) In a striped pattern.

10. What word does Paul read in large capital letters?
(a) Burns.
(b) Rosacea.
(c) Eczema.
(d) Rash.

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

12. What does Paul's mother tell him might need to be done?
(a) He might have to see a doctor.
(b) He might have to go to summer school.
(c) He might have to have a tutor.
(d) He might have to do extra chores.

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

14. How many houses does Paul discover come before his own on the street?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) Eight.
(d) Six.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the dog tracks arranged on the sidewalk?

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

3. What are the items Paul notices on his walk in comparison to the snow?

4. What word does Paul use to depict the walk home in the beginning of Part 2?

5. What does Paul do with his secret?

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