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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 57-71.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the final words Tom Benecke says to Clare Benecke before she leaves the apartment?
(a) Have a good time.
(b) I love you.
(c) Be back before midnight.
(d) Please be careful.

2. What verb is used to describe the plan Tom Benecke forms for the moment he is back inside his apartment?
(a) Frolic.
(b) Run.
(c) Skip.
(d) Gallivant.

3. When Tom Benecke imagines himself falling, he sees what object getting caught and causing his demise?
(a) The yellow sheet of paper.
(b) The sleeve of his tweed jacket.
(c) A shoelace.
(d) His necktie.

4. When Tom Benecke imagines Clare Benecke coming home and "glancing up to see him" (52) on the other side of the window, what word is used to indicate his position?
(a) Stood.
(b) Crouched.
(c) Knelt.
(d) Cross-legged.

5. What action takes place the moment that Tom Benecke regains his momentum toward the building wall?
(a) His chest touches the windowsill.
(b) He throws the yellow sheet of paper down to the street below.
(c) His forehead touches the windowsill.
(d) His elbow touches the yellow sheet of paper.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far below the bottom of Tom Benecke's living room window is the ledge located?

2. The piece of paper "beside the typewriter" (1) is covered with what?

3. What word does the narrator use to describe the number of "other young men in his company" (18)?

4. What object does Tom Benecke use to weigh down the yellow sheet of paper?

5. What is NOT a description of the types of data Tom Benecke had copied from "trade publications" (16) onto the yellow sheet of paper?

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