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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Paul's doctor appointment take place in Part 3?
(a) The following morning before breakfast.
(b) Before dinner.
(c) After dinner.
(d) The following morning after breakfast.

2. What is Paul's mood at the end of Part 3?
(a) He is troubled.
(b) He is happy.
(c) He is afraid.
(d) He is angry.

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

4. How does Paul describe the presence of his parents and the doctor to himself?
(a) Saddening.
(b) Maddening.
(c) Hostile.
(d) Peaceful.

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

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

7. What is Paul staring at while the doctor questions him?
(a) The doctor's coat.
(b) The wall.
(c) The fireplace.
(d) The doctor's feet.

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

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

10. What does Paul eventually begin doing before he answers the doctor's questions?
(a) Coughing.
(b) Laughing.
(c) Sighing.
(d) Blinking rapidly.

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

12. Where does Paul think the snow's voice is coming from?
(a) The corner by the back window.
(b) The hallway.
(c) The stairway.
(d) The corner by the front window.

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

14. What does the snow almost do to the floor?
(a) Overwhelm it.
(b) Erase it.
(c) Shrink it.
(d) Clean it.

15. Where does the snow tell Paul that it will be waiting for him?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In his room.
(c) At school.
(d) Outside.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Paul feel when he is rushed at by his mother?

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

3. What are the minds of his parents bound to, according to Paul?

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

5. What emotion is Paul filled with as his mother grabs him?

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