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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What command does Paul direct toward his mother in Part 4?
(a) Stay here!
(b) Stop the snow!
(c) Go away!
(d) Look at the snow!

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

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

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

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

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

12. Which one of the following descriptions is used to describe a part of Paul's room in Part 4?
(a) The chattering light.
(b) The humming window.
(c) The loquacious closet.
(d) The talking door.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Paul describe the presence of his parents and the doctor to himself?

3. What does the doctor confirm with Paul before proceeding to the end of the examination?

4. What does Paul look to for reassurance before he tells his parents about his secret?

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

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