View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is the hydrant with the painted chain on it that Paul sees?
(a) Yellow.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

2. What is Paul NOT doing, as his mother points out in Part 1?
(a) Talking.
(b) Walking straight.
(c) Following the rules.
(d) Listening.

3. How long is the class that Paul is in at the beginning of the story?
(a) Forty minutes.
(b) An hour.
(c) An hour and a half.
(d) A half hour.

4. As Paul arrives at his house in Part 2, what does he feel about the one thing he had looked forward to?
(a) Oblivious to it.
(b) Deprived of it.
(c) Consumed by it.
(d) Contempt toward it.

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

6. What does Paul think the snow is in Part 2?
(a) A pointless distraction.
(b) A paralyzing beauty.
(c) As necessary requirement.
(d) A restrictive nightmare.

7. What are the items Paul notices on his walk in comparison to the snow?
(a) A fallacy.
(b) Threatening.
(c) Unnecessary.
(d) A counterpoint.

8. What is Paul deliberately delaying on the way home from school?
(a) The pleasure of talking to the postman about snow.
(b) The pain of seeing no snow on his roof.
(c) The pleasure of seeing his own street.
(d) The pain of seeing his street.

9. What causes Paul to think about his secret?
(a) The ocean.
(b) The first morning.
(c) The first hour.
(d) The sky.

10. What kind of boots does the postman have?
(a) Large.
(b) Small.
(c) Light.
(d) Heavy.

11. What has Paul neglected about his shoes?
(a) To wash them.
(b) To polish them.
(c) To tie them.
(d) To dust them.

12. Where does Silent Snow, Secret Snow take place?
(a) In a dream.
(b) In Paul's mind.
(c) In Wisconsin.
(d) In Minnesota.

13. What is it becoming harder to do for Paul?
(a) Face the sun.
(b) Get out of bed.
(c) Go to sleep.
(d) Stay warm.

14. What happens to the cobblestones as Paul's secret progresses?
(a) They become muffled.
(b) They become hidden.
(c) They become smoother.
(d) They become clearer.

15. What does Paul describe the unknown component of the snow to be?
(a) Unmistakably satisfying.
(b) Deliciously terrifying.
(c) Deliciously satisfying.
(d) Unmistakably terrifying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paul imagine was NOT recorded as the dog walked through the wet cement?

2. How does Deidre smile at Paul after he answers the question in class?

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

4. What does Miss Buell have on her desk?

5. What does Paul view his secret as?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 442 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample