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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 feel about the doctor's attempt to discover the truth?
(a) He is amused by it.
(b) He is fearful of it.
(c) He is worried by it.
(d) He is saddened by it.

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

3. What is Paul listening for the postman to do when his secret appears?
(a) Round the corner.
(b) Stop.
(c) Run down the street.
(d) Walk away from the house.

4. Where does the new stream of flakes come from in Paul's room?
(a) Through the roof.
(b) The window.
(c) Underneath the bed.
(d) The door.

5. How is the cement sidewalk designed, according to Paul's description?
(a) In a striped pattern.
(b) In geometrical parallelograms.
(c) In geometrical trapezoids.
(d) In a haphazard pattern.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the snow approach the floor in the last part of the story?

2. According to Paul's assumption, what does the snow make in between the houses?

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

4. What term is given to the actions of Paul's mother in Part 4?

5. What does Paul's mother tell him might need to be done?

(see the answer key)

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