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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the snow rise to the ceiling of Paul's room?
(a) Like a rocket.
(b) Like a geyser.
(c) Like a fountain.
(d) Like a gunshot.

2. What emotion is Paul filled with as his mother grabs him?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Loathing.
(d) Relief.

3. As the snow continues to consume Paul's life, what is the second instruction he is given?
(a) Sit down.
(b) Stand up.
(c) Sit up.
(d) Lie down.

4. What term is given to the actions of Paul's mother in Part 4?
(a) A cruel setback.
(b) A cruel disturbance.
(c) A mild disturbance.
(d) A mild setback.

5. What does the doctor ask Paul after he establishes their friendship?
(a) If he has been sleeping too much.
(b) If anything worries him.
(c) If he is having trouble sleeping.
(d) If anything scares him.

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

7. What does Paul consider to be his mother's question concerning what he is thinking about?
(a) An absurd thought.
(b) An annoyance.
(c) A direct challenge.
(d) A trap.

8. What moves abruptly across the night as Paul retreats to his room?
(a) A wild illusion.
(b) A wild influence.
(c) A wild innocence.
(d) A wild interruption.

9. What is the last thing that Paul says to his mother?
(a) I will miss you.
(b) I love you.
(c) I hate you.
(d) I will remember you.

10. What is the doctor doing with his fingers, as Paul observes?
(a) Scratching his chin.
(b) Scratching the button on his coat.
(c) Scratching the top of his glasses.
(d) Scratching the side of his head.

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

12. 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.

13. What does Paul catch a glimpse of as he ponders the doctor's question?
(a) The beads of light along the wall.
(b) The beads of light in his mother's eyes.
(c) The beads of light on the window pane.
(d) The beads of light in the doctor's eyes.

14. What does the snow do once it reaches the ceiling?
(a) It sways.
(b) It falls back down.
(c) It sticks to the ceiling.
(d) It falls apart.

15. How does the snow tell Paul to prepare for what is coming?
(a) By talking repeatedly.
(b) By running around in circles.
(c) By closing his eyes.
(d) By keeping his eyes open.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the snow ask Paul about the darkness it is creating?

2. How is the life Paul used to live labeled in the ending of the story?

3. How does the doctor ask Paul to read from the book?

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

5. What does the snow first tell Paul to do in Part 4?

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