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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the snow form as Paul approaches his street?
(a) A constant array of color.
(b) A transparent mirage.
(c) A random mess.
(d) A solid wall.

2. What does Paul think about the thoughts he is having of his secret during class?
(a) They are unacceptable.
(b) They are a disturbance.
(c) They are a pleasure.
(d) They are a distraction.

3. How does Paul remember hearing the postman that morning?
(a) Barely audible at the second house before his.
(b) Strangely quiet in the rain.
(c) Strangely loud in the snow.
(d) Barely audible at the house before his.

4. How old is Paul, as it is revealed in Part 2?
(a) 11.
(b) 13.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

5. What happens to the snow while Paul's secret becomes more apparent?
(a) It gets darker.
(b) It gets heavier.
(c) It gets brighter.
(d) It gets lighter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Silent Snow, Secret Snow take place?

2. What does Paul wonder as he looks at his house?

3. How does Paul hear the bell ring during his secret's first appearance?

4. What has happened to the river as Paul crosses it on his way home?

5. What does Paul imagine while looking through his window?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Paul surprisingly say at the end of his examination, and why does it cause everyone to become silent?

2. What does Paul's mother tell him at the end of Part 1, and how is his response significant?

3. How does Paul's street appear, according to his description in Part 2?

4. How does Paul answer the doctor's repeated questions about his problem, and what is important about the way his mother reacts?

5. How does Paul describe the sidewalk?

6. What is the first thing that the doctor does, and how does Paul respond to it?

7. What does Paul begin to wonder about as he stands in front of his house?

8. When and how did Paul's secret start?

9. How does the author display Paul's intelligence level?

10. How does Paul speak to his mother in Part 4, and where does he get the words?

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