View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After his father indicates concern, what does Paul think of the doctor's questioning?
(a) It is a ridiculous farce.
(b) It is a necessary farce.
(c) It is a necessary event.
(d) It is a ridiculous event.

2. What is the doctor doing with his fingers, as Paul observes?
(a) Scratching his chin.
(b) Scratching the top of his glasses.
(c) Scratching the button on his coat.
(d) Scratching the side of his head.

3. How does Paul think of his mother's expression as she becomes more disturbed by his answers?
(a) He thinks it is unnecessary.
(b) He thinks it is exactly what he hoped for.
(c) He thinks it is warranted.
(d) He thinks it is unfortunate.

4. What does the doctor ask Paul after he establishes their friendship?
(a) If anything scares him.
(b) If anything worries him.
(c) If he is having trouble sleeping.
(d) If he has been sleeping too much.

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

6. What does the snow ask Paul about the darkness it is creating?
(a) Who would want to see in it?
(b) Who cannot see in it?
(c) What does it mean to see in it?
(d) Why can't he see in it?

7. What fills the night as the author describes?
(a) A prolonged intrusion.
(b) A prolonged anger.
(c) A prolonged silence.
(d) A prolonged sibilance.

8. How is the doctor grinning at Paul?
(a) Intently.
(b) Falsely.
(c) Sincerely.
(d) Angrily.

9. What does the snow promise to Paul as he is being examined by the doctor in Part 3?
(a) To tell him something old.
(b) To help him find the answer to the doctor's questions.
(c) To help him lie to the doctor.
(d) To tell him something new.

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

11. How is the snow's presence different during Paul's examination?
(a) It is brighter.
(b) It is gentler.
(c) It is heavier.
(d) It is louder.

12. As the snow continues to consume Paul's life, what is the second instruction he is given?
(a) Sit down.
(b) Stand up.
(c) Sit up.
(d) Lie down.

13. How is Paul's mother's attempt to help him described?
(a) An act of violent betrayal.
(b) An unacceptable act of malice.
(c) An irrational act of judgment.
(d) An act of anger and hate.

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

15. In what way does the light fall into the front of Paul's room?
(a) Evenly.
(b) Forcefully.
(c) Brutally.
(d) Smoothly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paul consider to be his mother's question concerning what he is thinking about?

2. What does the doctor observe about Paul toward the end of his questioning?

3. When does Paul think that the snow arrives in the last part of the story?

4. How is the life Paul used to live labeled in the ending of the story?

5. What does the snow do once it reaches the ceiling?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 589 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample