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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Contempt toward it.
(c) Oblivious to it.
(d) Deprived of it.

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

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

4. How many footsteps before the knock at the door does Paul hear on the morning of Part 1?
(a) Four or five.
(b) One or two.
(c) Three or four.
(d) Two or three.

5. What was Paul doing when his secret appeared for the first time?
(a) Eating lunch.
(b) Eating breakfast.
(c) Going to sleep.
(d) Waking up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paul call the balanced stones?

2. What does the grocer's shop have in its window?

3. What has happened to the river as Paul crosses it on his way home?

4. How does Paul feel about his mother as Part 1 ends?

5. What does Paul notice in the gutter as he walks by it?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Paul perceive his parents' tone with the doctor, and why does he find it interesting?

2. How does Paul describe his walk home in Part 2, and why?

3. How does the doctor attempt to earn Paul's trust and cooperation?

4. What is the advertisement for in the newspaper Paul finds in the gutter?

5. What are two examples of how Paul views the outside world on his walk home from school?

6. How does Paul describe the sidewalk?

7. What is significant about the elm tree Paul passes?

8. How is Paul's confusion depicted in Part 1?

9. What does Paul's mother observe in Paul, and why is it significant?

10. How is the snow acting during Paul's doctor examination?

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