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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Paul describe Miss Buell's face?
(a) Reddish and unfriendly.
(b) Grayish and unfriendly.
(c) Reddish and kindly.
(d) Grayish and kindly.

2. What kind of sparrows does Paul see?
(a) Fat.
(b) Tiny.
(c) Dirty.
(d) Clean.

3. What does the snow do once it reaches the ceiling?
(a) It falls apart.
(b) It sways.
(c) It sticks to the ceiling.
(d) It falls back down.

4. What happens after Paul speaks to his mother for the final time?
(a) The snow begins to fade away.
(b) The snow becomes transparent.
(c) The snow slowly retreats backward.
(d) The snow continues to take over Paul's thoughts.

5. How is the floor described in Part 4?
(a) As a large stage.
(b) As a large raft.
(c) As a little stage.
(d) As a little raft.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Part 4, how is the darkness coming?

2. What happens to the snow while Paul's secret becomes more apparent?

3. What does Paul imagine while looking through his window?

4. What is Paul NOT doing, as his mother points out in Part 1?

5. How does Paul describe the postman's knock on the door of his house?

(see the answer key)

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