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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Paul observe the elm tree and other things on his way home?
(a) With a tolerant eye.
(b) With a careful eye.
(c) With a skeptical eye.
(d) With a tainted eye.

3. What word does Paul use to depict the walk home in the beginning of Part 2?
(a) Brief.
(b) Lengthy.
(c) Pointless.
(d) Timeless.

4. What does Paul wonder as he looks at his house?
(a) If he has ever seen the snow.
(b) If he is starting to hallucinate.
(c) If he has ever left his room.
(d) If he is becoming paranoid.

5. What does Paul contemplate about the following morning in Part 2?
(a) If the postman will skip his house.
(b) If the postman will have trouble finding his house with all the snow.
(c) If the postman will knock louder than usual.
(d) If he will hear the postman.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As Paul notices in Part 3, what color is the chair?

3. How is the doctor grinning at Paul?

4. What does Paul describe the unknown component of the snow to be?

5. How is the snow's presence different during Paul's examination?

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