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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Paul listening for the postman to do when his secret appears?
(a) Walk away from the house.
(b) Run down the street.
(c) Round the corner.
(d) Stop.

2. How does Paul describe the roadway on his street in Part 1?
(a) Smooth.
(b) Graveled.
(c) Crooked.
(d) Cobbled.

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

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

5. When did Paul's secret start?
(a) In February.
(b) In November.
(c) In December.
(d) In January.

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

7. What is the mud like in the delta?
(a) Heart-shaped.
(b) Fan-shaped.
(c) Triangular.
(d) Circular.

8. What does Paul think the snow is in Part 2?
(a) As necessary requirement.
(b) A restrictive nightmare.
(c) A pointless distraction.
(d) A paralyzing beauty.

9. What does Paul think of the effort it takes to answer Miss Buell's question?
(a) He finds it confusing.
(b) He finds it amusing.
(c) He finds it distracting.
(d) He finds it annoying.

10. At what cost does Paul believe he must keep his secret?
(a) At whatever joy it brings others.
(b) At whatever pain it causes to others.
(c) At whatever embarrassment it causes to others.
(d) At whatever confusion it brings others.

11. What kind of boots does the postman have?
(a) Small.
(b) Large.
(c) Heavy.
(d) Light.

12. How does Paul feel at the end of Part 2?
(a) Clueless.
(b) Alert.
(c) Disappointed.
(d) Appreciative.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What leans over the garden walls on Paul's walk home?

2. What does Paul describe the unknown component of the snow to be?

3. What does Paul's mother tell him might need to be done?

4. What does Paul imagine was NOT recorded as the dog walked through the wet cement?

5. What does Miss Buell have on her desk?

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