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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 has never felt this strange before.
(c) That he will answer his questions.
(d) That he is not seeing anything unusual.

3. 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.

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

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

6. What happens to the story as the snow tells it to Paul?
(a) It gets larger.
(b) It gets closer.
(c) It gets farther away.
(d) It gets smaller.

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

8. How is the doctor grinning at Paul?
(a) Sincerely.
(b) Angrily.
(c) Falsely.
(d) Intently.

9. In what way does the light fall into the front of Paul's room?
(a) Evenly.
(b) Brutally.
(c) Smoothly.
(d) Forcefully.

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

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

12. 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.

13. What is the snow planning to take the place of?
(a) Everything.
(b) Nothing.
(c) The bed.
(d) The floor.

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

15. What does the doctor ask Paul to do in the beginning of his examination?
(a) Say ah.
(b) Read an eye chart.
(c) Take a deep breath.
(d) Recite the alphabet.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Over how many days does Silent Snow, Secret Snow take place?

3. What does the doctor determine about Paul's eyes?

4. What does Paul catch a glimpse of as he ponders the doctor's question?

5. How do Paul's parents feel as they talk with the doctor?

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