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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What will the snow do once Paul joins it?
(a) Make sure that everyone knows about it.
(b) Make Paul forget about how white the snow is.
(c) Make Paul remembers the sunlight again.
(d) Make sure that no one will interfere.

3. How does the snow approach the floor in the last part of the story?
(a) It rushes frantically.
(b) It flattens itself out.
(c) It streamlines toward one spot.
(d) It makes a funnel and then descends.

4. How does the snow refer to itself?
(a) I.
(b) It.
(c) He.
(d) We.

5. How does Paul view the doctor's questions?
(a) Important.
(b) Reckless.
(c) Insulting.
(d) Silly.

6. After his father indicates concern, what does Paul think of the doctor's questioning?
(a) It is a necessary farce.
(b) It is a ridiculous event.
(c) It is a necessary event.
(d) It is a ridiculous farce.

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

8. What does the snow ask Paul if he remembers?
(a) The number of steps that the postman took.
(b) The reason for his anger.
(c) The number of times the postman knocked.
(d) The story it promised him.

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

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

11. How is the life Paul used to live labeled in the ending of the story?
(a) As a distant light.
(b) As a dimly lit sanctuary.
(c) As another world.
(d) As a far away space.

12. What does Paul do before he answers the doctor?
(a) Frowns.
(b) Taps the doctor's shoulder.
(c) Waves at the snow.
(d) Smiles.

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

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

15. What happens after Paul speaks to his mother for the final time?
(a) The snow continues to take over Paul's thoughts.
(b) The snow becomes transparent.
(c) The snow slowly retreats backward.
(d) The snow begins to fade away.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the snow react to the door's being opened?

2. How is the snow's presence different during Paul's examination?

3. How does the snow advance into Paul's room?

4. What is the last thing that Paul says to his mother?

5. What kind of tone do Paul's parents adopt with the doctor?

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