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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the snow encourage Paul to do as his parents and the doctor are waiting for his response?
(a) Pity them.
(b) Listen to them.
(c) Banish them.
(d) Ignore them.

2. What will the story Paul hears be better than, according to the snow?
(a) Little Kate of the Skates.
(b) Little Kay of the Rockets.
(c) Little Kate of the Rockets.
(d) Little Kay of the Skates.

3. What does Paul consider to be his mother's question concerning what he is thinking about?
(a) A direct challenge.
(b) An absurd thought.
(c) A trap.
(d) An annoyance.

4. What does Paul catch a glimpse of as he ponders the doctor's question?
(a) The beads of light on the window pane.
(b) The beads of light in his mother's eyes.
(c) The beads of light in the doctor's eyes.
(d) The beads of light along the wall.

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

6. How are the doctor's eyelids as he questions Paul?
(a) Closed.
(b) Wide open.
(c) High.
(d) Low.

7. What term is given to the actions of Paul's mother in Part 4?
(a) A mild setback.
(b) A mild disturbance.
(c) A cruel disturbance.
(d) A cruel setback.

8. What emotion is Paul filled with as his mother grabs him?
(a) Loathing.
(b) Relief.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Happiness.

9. From where does the snow speak to Paul as he jumps into his bed?
(a) From all sides at once.
(b) From his left side.
(c) From his right side.
(d) From above him.

10. How does the snow rise to the ceiling of Paul's room?
(a) Like a geyser.
(b) Like a rocket.
(c) Like a gunshot.
(d) Like a fountain.

11. How does the doctor ask Paul to read from the book?
(a) To hold it higher than normal.
(b) To hold it normally.
(c) To hold it lower than normal.
(d) To hold it upside down.

12. What sound does the snow make at the intrusion in the last part of the story?
(a) Screaming.
(b) Hissing.
(c) High-pitched.
(d) Low-pitched.

13. How does the snow react to the door's being opened?
(a) It draws back.
(b) It moves forward.
(c) It separates.
(d) It increases.

14. How does the snow tell Paul to prepare for what is coming?
(a) By keeping his eyes open.
(b) By running around in circles.
(c) By talking repeatedly.
(d) By closing his eyes.

15. What does Paul's world become at the end of the story?
(a) A moving screen of snow.
(b) A still picture of snow.
(c) A rotating mirage of snow.
(d) A disappearing image of snow.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Paul's mother's attempt to help him described?

2. How does Paul feel about the doctor's attempt to discover the truth?

3. What does Paul do before he answers the doctor?

4. What does the snow ask Paul about the darkness it is creating?

5. How does Paul respond when the doctor asks how he is feeling?

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