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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Paul assume that his parents would think about him if they discovered the snow?
(a) Untrue things about him.
(b) Crazy things about him.
(c) Sad things about him.
(d) True things about him.

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does the snow do once it reaches the ceiling?
(a) It sways.
(b) It sticks to the ceiling.
(c) It falls back down.
(d) It falls apart.

8. What does the doctor observe about Paul toward the end of his questioning?
(a) That Paul is still daydreaming.
(b) That Paul is taking it too seriously.
(c) That Paul is watching the snow.
(d) That Paul is not taking it seriously.

9. What does Paul sense as the doctor talks with his parents in front of him?
(a) Scrutiny.
(b) Pity.
(c) Judgment.
(d) Sorrow.

10. What does the doctor confirm with Paul before proceeding to the end of the examination?
(a) That he is not aware of the questions he will ask.
(b) That he is not seeing anything unusual.
(c) That he has never felt this strange before.
(d) That he will answer his questions.

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

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

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

14. What kind of tone do Paul's parents adopt with the doctor?
(a) Forceful.
(b) Apologetic.
(c) Ashamed.
(d) Rude.

15. How is the light described as it enters Paul's room in Part 4?
(a) Horrible.
(b) Inviting.
(c) Welcoming.
(d) Strained.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paul eventually begin doing before he answers the doctor's questions?

2. How are the doctor's eyelids as he questions Paul?

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

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

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

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