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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 Paul describe the unknown component of the snow to be?
(a) Deliciously terrifying.
(b) Unmistakably terrifying.
(c) Unmistakably satisfying.
(d) Deliciously satisfying.

2. What is it becoming harder to do for Paul?
(a) Go to sleep.
(b) Get out of bed.
(c) Stay warm.
(d) Face the sun.

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

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

5. What does Paul call the balanced stones?
(a) A perpetual horror.
(b) A perpetual wonder.
(c) A sign of strength.
(d) A sign of weakness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paul view his secret as?

2. How old is Paul, as it is revealed in Part 2?

3. What does the rhythm of the postman's steps say when Paul's secret reveals itself?

4. What was Paul doing when his secret appeared for the first time?

5. What do the postman's steps have the first time that Paul's secret appears?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Paul feel about his parents in Part 1 in relation to his secret?

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

4. How does Paul describe his shoes and the steps he is taking?

5. How does Part 3 end, and what is the new sound that Paul hears?

6. What does the snow do for the first time in Part 3, and what does this represent?

7. What is interesting about the weather on Paul's way home, and what does it symbolize?

8. What are some of the descriptions Paul uses to explain how important his secret is in Part 1?

9. What is the startling discovery Paul makes at the end of his walk home?

10. How does Paul feel during the doctor's questioning, and what does he compare himself to?

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