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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What leans over the garden walls on Paul's walk home?
(a) Birds.
(b) Bushes.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Squirrels.

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

3. 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 have a tutor.
(c) He might have to do extra chores.
(d) He might have to go to summer school.

4. Why is the birdhouse empty?
(a) It is the wrong time of year for robins.
(b) It is too warm for the birds.
(c) It is the wrong time of year for wrens.
(d) It is too small for the birds.

5. In Part 1, what is Miss Buell talking about as Paul remembers his secret?
(a) Land of perpetual snow.
(b) Sea of perpetual snow.
(c) Land of unpredictable snow.
(d) Sea of unpredictable snow.

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

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

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

9. What does Paul describe the unknown component of the snow to be?
(a) Deliciously satisfying.
(b) Unmistakably terrifying.
(c) Unmistakably satisfying.
(d) Deliciously terrifying.

10. What does Paul notice in the gutter as he walks by it?
(a) A magazine.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) A flyer.
(d) A letter.

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

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

13. What happens to the snow while Paul's secret becomes more apparent?
(a) It gets heavier.
(b) It gets darker.
(c) It gets brighter.
(d) It gets lighter.

14. What shape are the stones balanced on top of the gateway posts?
(a) Circular.
(b) Normal.
(c) Egg-shaped.
(d) Odd-shaped.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Paul now view the bare roofs?

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

3. What happens to the postman's footsteps, as Paul recalls?

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

5. What was Paul doing when his secret appeared for the first time?

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