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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) Grayish and unfriendly.
(b) Grayish and kindly.
(c) Reddish and unfriendly.
(d) Reddish and kindly.

2. How does Paul remember hearing the postman that morning?
(a) Barely audible at the second house before his.
(b) Strangely quiet in the rain.
(c) Barely audible at the house before his.
(d) Strangely loud in the snow.

3. What does Paul avoid during his examination?
(a) Talking.
(b) Laughing.
(c) Making a mistake.
(d) Making eye contact.

4. How does the snow approach the floor in the last part of the story?
(a) It makes a funnel and then descends.
(b) It streamlines toward one spot.
(c) It rushes frantically.
(d) It flattens itself out.

5. What kind of a story does the snow want to tell Paul as Part 4 ends?
(a) A long story.
(b) A small story.
(c) An unbelievable story.
(d) A true story.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the snow doing as it overtakes Paul's room in the beginning of the last part?

2. How old is Paul, as it is revealed in Part 2?

3. How does Paul describe the way his shoes walk on the pavement?

4. What happens to the postman's footsteps, as Paul recalls?

5. What does the snow ask Paul if he remembers?

(see the answer key)

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