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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. What does Paul compare his secret to in the beginning of the story?
(a) A beautiful picture.
(b) A beautiful trinket.
(c) A beautiful day.
(d) A beautiful basket.

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

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

4. As Paul remembers, how many times does his mother ask him to pass the plate at the luncheon table?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most distressing feature of Paul's secret?

2. What kind of sparrows does Paul see?

3. How does Paul describe the roadway on his street in Part 1?

4. What does Paul view his secret as?

5. In Part 2, what does Paul find desirable as it relates to his parents?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Paul's secret first introduced?

2. What does the snow do for the first time in Part 3, and what does this represent?

3. How does Paul view his mother's concern at his disturbing behavior toward the end of Part 3?

4. What does Paul's mother tell him at the end of Part 1, and how is his response significant?

5. How is Silent Snow, Secret Snow's ending similar to its beginning, and why does the story end the way it does?

6. How does Paul's street appear, according to his description in Part 2?

7. How does the way Paul feels at the end of his walk contrast with the way he did at the beginning?

8. What is the interruption that occurs in Part 4, and how is it received?

9. What is the birdhouse like, and how does Paul use it as a delay?

10. What does the snow represent for Paul on his walk home?

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