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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Paul further resents the examination, what type of parody does he call it?
(a) Grotesque.
(b) Sad.
(c) Pathetic.
(d) Ironic.

2. What are the minds of his parents bound to, according to Paul?
(a) Sanity.
(b) Insanity.
(c) The extraordinary.
(d) The ordinary.

3. How does Paul respond when the doctor asks how he is feeling?
(a) Somewhat all right.
(b) Not quite all right.
(c) Quite all right.
(d) Far from all right.

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

5. How do the doctor's questions make Paul feel?
(a) Like a deer in hunting season.
(b) Like a trained seal.
(c) Like a pet cat.
(d) Like a lowly snake.

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

7. 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 unfortunate.
(d) He thinks it is warranted.

8. What does the doctor determine about Paul's eyes?
(a) He needs glasses.
(b) There is no sign of eyestrain.
(c) There is a slight sign of eyestrain.
(d) There are significant signs of eyestrain.

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

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

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

12. What has the snow deliberately put on while the doctor questions Paul?
(a) Its manners.
(b) Its disguise.
(c) Its winter hat.
(d) Its winter coat.

13. What is the snow doing as it overtakes Paul's room in the beginning of the last part?
(a) Whispering.
(b) Yelling.
(c) Howling.
(d) Laughing.

14. What does the snow say to Paul as it fills almost every aspect of his room?
(a) Restriction.
(b) Suffocation.
(c) Peace.
(d) Removal.

15. How does Paul feel about the doctor's attempt to discover the truth?
(a) He is saddened by it.
(b) He is fearful of it.
(c) He is amused by it.
(d) He is worried by it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Paul staring at while the doctor questions him?

3. How does the snow tell Paul to prepare for what is coming?

4. How does the snow refer to itself?

5. What kind of dance begins at the front of Paul's room?

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