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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 is NOT a description of the types of data Tom Benecke had copied from "trade publications" (16) onto the yellow sheet of paper?
(a) Facts.
(b) Quotations.
(c) Figures.
(d) Formulas.

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) 1 minute.
(b) 3 minutes.
(c) 30 seconds.
(d) 15 seconds.

3. What adjective does the narrator use to indicate how Tom Benecke feels about the idea of abandoning the yellow piece of paper?
(a) Ridiculous.
(b) Growing.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Tempting.

4. What action does Clare Benecke take when she reaches the end of the hallway?
(a) She smiles over her shoulder at Tom Benecke.
(b) She waves to Tom Benecke.
(c) She trips on the carpet.
(d) She turns the corner without looking back.

5. What animal does Jack Finney use to describe the way in which Tom Benecke shuffles along?
(a) A spider.
(b) A tadpole.
(c) A scorpion.
(d) A crab.

Short Answer Questions

1. "The air from the building hallway" (10) smells of what?

2. The narrator describes Tom Benecke as a man who looks like he had played what sport in college?

3. On what street is the place located at which Tom Benecke had spent "a dozen lunch hours and early evenings" (16)?

4. In what city does the narrative of the story take place?

5. When Tom Benecke finally looks down, he sees the scene below him through the perspective of what frame?

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