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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. According to what Paul reads, how is Mrs. Amelia D. Cravath cured of her illness?
(a) By Crowley's Ointment.
(b) By Caley's Ointment.
(c) By Casey's Ointment.
(d) By Cooper's Ointment.

2. What does Paul imagine the snow on the street to be?
(a) White centered lines.
(b) White perfect circles.
(c) White ragged circles.
(d) White ragged lines.

3. What does Paul state that his secret gives him?
(a) A door to close.
(b) A door to walk through.
(c) A wall to stand up against.
(d) A wall to hide behind.

4. What word does Paul use to describe the progress of his secret?
(a) Amazing.
(b) Rapid.
(c) Fulfilling.
(d) Delicious.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of boots does the postman have?

3. Where is the birdhouse?

4. What is it becoming harder to do for Paul?

5. What does Paul describe the unknown component of the snow to be?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Paul's mother observe in Paul, and why is it significant?

2. How does Paul describe the sidewalk?

3. Who is Deirdre, and what does she illustrate for Paul?

4. What is the birdhouse like, and how does Paul use it as a delay?

5. What does Paul's mother symbolize at the end of the story?

6. How does the author describe the floor in Paul's room in the last part of the story?

7. What is Paul's thought process as he observes the gateway?

8. What are two examples of how Paul views the outside world on his walk home from school?

9. How does the snow take over Paul's room, according to the author's description?

10. How is the snow talking to Paul in the beginning of Part 4, and what is it saying?

(see the answer keys)

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