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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 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 annoying.
(d) He finds it distracting.

2. What happens to the postman's footsteps, as Paul recalls?
(a) They gradually become more distinct.
(b) They gradually become less annoying.
(c) They gradually become more indistinct.
(d) They gradually become more annoying.

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

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

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

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

7. What are the items Paul notices on his walk in comparison to the snow?
(a) A counterpoint.
(b) A fallacy.
(c) Threatening.
(d) Unnecessary.

8. What is of the utmost significance to Paul, with regard to his secret?
(a) To remain selfish.
(b) To remain resolute.
(c) To remain focused.
(d) To remain generous.

9. What does Paul look past the snow to see in answering Miss Buell's question?
(a) The blackboard.
(b) The door.
(c) The window.
(d) His textbook.

10. What does Paul state that his secret gives him?
(a) A wall to stand up against.
(b) A door to close.
(c) A door to walk through.
(d) A wall to hide behind.

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

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

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

14. How does Paul hear the bell ring during his secret's first appearance?
(a) Long and stinging.
(b) Quickly and sharply.
(c) Abrupt and soothing.
(d) Thinly and softly.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of sparrows does Paul see?

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

3. What is Paul listening for the postman to do when his secret appears?

4. According to what Paul reads, how is Mrs. Amelia D. Cravath cured of her illness?

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

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