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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. How does Paul now view the bare roofs?
(a) As his reality.
(b) As his imagination.
(c) As his reward.
(d) As his failure.

2. What is Paul NOT doing, as his mother points out in Part 1?
(a) Listening.
(b) Talking.
(c) Following the rules.
(d) Walking straight.

3. What kind of boots does the postman have?
(a) Small.
(b) Large.
(c) Light.
(d) Heavy.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Paul describe the coin that matches his secret?

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

3. How are the bricks laid in the sidewalks?

4. How is the cement sidewalk designed, according to Paul's description?

5. What does Paul contemplate about the following morning in Part 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Paul's secret first introduced?

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

3. What are some of the descriptions Paul uses to explain how important his secret is in Part 1?

4. What does Paul's mother symbolize at the end of the story?

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

6. What does Paul surprisingly say at the end of his examination, and why does it cause everyone to become silent?

7. What is interesting about the weather on Paul's way home, and what does it symbolize?

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

9. What does the doctor have Paul do to test his eyes, and what is the result?

10. How does Part 3 end, and what is the new sound that Paul hears?

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