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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the snow first tell Paul to do in Part 4?
(a) Speak.
(b) Run away.
(c) Listen.
(d) Hide.

3. What kind of dance begins at the front of Paul's room?
(a) An ugly varying dance.
(b) A beautiful steady dance.
(c) A beautiful varying dance.
(d) An ugly steady dance.

4. What does the cold, low humming shake as Paul closes the door?
(a) The windows.
(b) The bed.
(c) The lamp.
(d) The door.

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

6. How do Paul's parents feel as they talk with the doctor?
(a) Irritated.
(b) Oblivious.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Sad.

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

8. What moves abruptly across the night as Paul retreats to his room?
(a) A wild interruption.
(b) A wild innocence.
(c) A wild illusion.
(d) A wild influence.

9. What is the last thing the snow says to Paul?
(a) Silence.
(b) Awaken.
(c) Solitude.
(d) Sleep.

10. When does Paul think that the snow arrives in the last part of the story?
(a) Late.
(b) Before he is ready for it.
(c) Not a moment too soon.
(d) Early.

11. What does the doctor ask Paul to do in the beginning of his examination?
(a) Read an eye chart.
(b) Take a deep breath.
(c) Recite the alphabet.
(d) Say ah.

12. How does the snow advance into Paul's room?
(a) With short white arms.
(b) With short transparent arms.
(c) With long transparent arms.
(d) With long white arms.

13. What is the interruption of the snow in Part 4 perceived as?
(a) A sign.
(b) Friendly.
(c) Hostile.
(d) A warning.

14. 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.

15. What is the last thing that Paul says to his mother?
(a) I hate you.
(b) I will remember you.
(c) I love you.
(d) I will miss you.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the doctor ask Paul after he establishes their friendship?

2. What does Paul assume that his parents would think about him if they discovered the snow?

3. What does Paul's world become at the end of the story?

4. What does Paul catch a glimpse of as he ponders the doctor's question?

5. Which one of the following descriptions is used to describe a part of Paul's room in Part 4?

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