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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What leans over the garden walls on Paul's walk home?
2. What does Paul compare his secret to in the beginning of the story?
3. How are the bricks laid in the sidewalks?
4. What does Paul think about the thoughts he is having of his secret during class?
5. What kind of boots does the postman have?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the origin of the secret revealed in Part 1?
2. How does the snow take over Paul's room, according to the author's description?
3. What are some of the descriptions Paul uses to explain how important his secret is in Part 1?
4. What is interesting about the way Paul views the doctor and his parents, and how he chooses to acknowledge them?
5. What are two examples of how Paul views the outside world on his walk home from school?
6. How is Paul's confusion depicted in Part 1?
7. What does the doctor have Paul do to test his eyes, and what is the result?
8. How does Part 3 end, and what is the new sound that Paul hears?
9. What does Paul think will happen if he tells people about his secret?
10. What is significant about the elm tree Paul passes?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the setting of the story and the total length of time that transpires during it. Explain why Aiken chose this setting and time, including examples from from the story to illustrate the ways they both enhance it.
Essay Topic 2
Aiken uses a number of literary techniques to deliver the messages in the story.
1) Describe and analyze three examples of symbolism in the story and their effects on it.
2) Describe and analyze three examples of foreshadowing in the story and their effects on it.
3) Describe and analyze the use of flashbacks in the story and why it was effective.
Essay Topic 3
Aiken keeps the reader's attention through flowing lines and poetic descriptions. Analyze his writing style, including examples of its effectiveness and why it works so well with this particular story. Also, describe how the style changes with the tone and pace of the story.
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