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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 15-28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What street does Tom Benecke see "stretched out for miles ahead" (28) when he finally looks down?
(a) Remington Avenue.
(b) Lexington Avenue.
(c) Knickerbocker Avenue.
(d) Jefferson Avenue.

2. The narrator states that Tom Benecke stares at the yellow piece of paper for how long, willing it to fall down to the street?
(a) 3 minutes.
(b) 1 minute.
(c) 15 seconds.
(d) 30 seconds.

3. Immediately after Tom Benecke thinks about how many months it would take to reconstruct the yellow sheet of paper, he takes what action in relation to the window ledge?
(a) He puts his ear to the window ledge.
(b) He strikes his fist onto the window ledge.
(c) He sits down on the window ledge.
(d) He places a pencil onto the window ledge.

4. In what position does Tom Benecke pause when he stares at the yellow piece of paper, willing it to fall to the street?
(a) He kneels.
(b) He stands.
(c) He sits.
(d) He crouches.

5. What article of clothing does Tom Benecke don just before he ventures out onto the ledge?
(a) Gloves.
(b) A scarf.
(c) A jacket.
(d) A hat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is paper around which the story revolves?

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

3. What does Tom Benecke hear "scraping steadily along the rough bricks" (24)?

4. When Tom Benecke presses his body against "the rough cold brick" (24), what part of his body is NOT noted to be pressed upon the brick?

5. What are the final words Tom Benecke says to Clare Benecke before she leaves the apartment?

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