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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Paul's mother's attempt to help him described?
(a) An act of anger and hate.
(b) An unacceptable act of malice.
(c) An irrational act of judgment.
(d) An act of violent betrayal.

2. What does the doctor determine about Paul's eyes?
(a) He needs glasses.
(b) There is no sign of eyestrain.
(c) There is a slight sign of eyestrain.
(d) There are significant signs of eyestrain.

3. What does Paul catch a glimpse of as he ponders the doctor's question?
(a) The beads of light in the doctor's eyes.
(b) The beads of light on the window pane.
(c) The beads of light in his mother's eyes.
(d) The beads of light along the wall.

4. What does the snow first tell Paul to do in Part 4?
(a) Listen.
(b) Hide.
(c) Run away.
(d) Speak.

5. What happens to the story as the snow tells it to Paul?
(a) It gets larger.
(b) It gets smaller.
(c) It gets farther away.
(d) It gets closer.

6. As Paul further resents the examination, what type of parody does he call it?
(a) Ironic.
(b) Sad.
(c) Pathetic.
(d) Grotesque.

7. What does Paul do before he answers the doctor?
(a) Frowns.
(b) Waves at the snow.
(c) Smiles.
(d) Taps the doctor's shoulder.

8. How does Paul think of his mother's expression as she becomes more disturbed by his answers?
(a) He thinks it is unnecessary.
(b) He thinks it is unfortunate.
(c) He thinks it is warranted.
(d) He thinks it is exactly what he hoped for.

9. What does the snow ask Paul about the darkness it is creating?
(a) Why can't he see in it?
(b) Who cannot see in it?
(c) Who would want to see in it?
(d) What does it mean to see in it?

10. What is the doctor doing with his fingers, as Paul observes?
(a) Scratching the top of his glasses.
(b) Scratching his chin.
(c) Scratching the side of his head.
(d) Scratching the button on his coat.

11. Where does Paul think the snow's voice is coming from?
(a) The hallway.
(b) The stairway.
(c) The corner by the front window.
(d) The corner by the back window.

12. At the beginning of Part 4, how is the darkness coming?
(a) In horrific waves.
(b) In short waves.
(c) In sudden waves.
(d) In white waves.

13. What does Paul sense as the doctor talks with his parents in front of him?
(a) Sorrow.
(b) Scrutiny.
(c) Judgment.
(d) Pity.

14. As Paul reads in Part 3, who is the son of Cronus?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Jupiter.
(d) Neptune.

15. What does the doctor confirm with Paul before proceeding to the end of the examination?
(a) That he will answer his questions.
(b) That he has never felt this strange before.
(c) That he is not seeing anything unusual.
(d) That he is not aware of the questions he will ask.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of the following descriptions is used to describe a part of Paul's room in Part 4?

2. What kind of tone do Paul's parents adopt with the doctor?

3. What fills the night as the author describes?

4. What kind of dance begins at the front of Paul's room?

5. How is the light described as it enters Paul's room in Part 4?

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