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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Paul remember hearing the postman that morning?
(a) Strangely quiet in the rain.
(b) Barely audible at the house before his.
(c) Strangely loud in the snow.
(d) Barely audible at the second house before his.

2. What number is on the front door of Paul's house?
(a) 13.
(b) 14.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

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

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

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

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

7. How many posts are at the gateway Paul encounters?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

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

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

10. What causes Paul to think about his secret?
(a) The first hour.
(b) The first morning.
(c) The sky.
(d) The ocean.

11. What does Paul imagine the snow on the street to be?
(a) White ragged circles.
(b) White perfect circles.
(c) White ragged lines.
(d) White centered lines.

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

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

14. As Paul arrives at his house in Part 2, what does he feel about the one thing he had looked forward to?
(a) Consumed by it.
(b) Oblivious to it.
(c) Deprived of it.
(d) Contempt toward it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of inlay is located at the end of the sidewalk?

2. What does Miss Buell have on her desk?

3. What kind of twigs are in the delta?

4. What does Paul tell his mother it would be fun to be in Part 1?

5. What does Paul look past the snow to see in answering Miss Buell's question?

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