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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 43-56.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What emotion does Tom Benecke feel when he finally looks down from the ledge?
(a) Awe.
(b) Terror.
(c) Curiosity.
(d) Anxiety.

2. What is NOT part of the scene Tom Benecke conjures up when he imagines getting back inside his apartment?
(a) Hugging Clare Benecke.
(b) Spreading his arms wide.
(c) Striding through the living room.
(d) Lying down on his back on the floor.

3. In what way must Tom Benecke look at the windows of the apartment building across the street?
(a) Over his shoulder.
(b) By casting his gaze upward.
(c) In the reflection of his own window.
(d) With his hand mirror.

4. For what reason does Tom Benecke put his shoe back on after it fails to shatter the window?
(a) His footing is uneven with one shoe off.
(b) He has no hope that the shoe will ever shatter the window.
(c) His sock has no traction.
(d) His foot is cold.

5. 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?
(a) The left side of his face.
(b) Stomach.
(c) Chest.
(d) His nose.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which body part belonging to Tom Benecke smacks down beside the window as the window closes?

2. When he realizes that no one below has heard his cries, Tom Benecke feels that he has to try what?

3. How many months would it take Tom Benecke to reconstruct everything that is on the yellow sheet of paper?

4. In what location does Tom Benecke place the yellow sheet of paper just after he retrieves it from under his fingers?

5. Once Tom Benecke finally makes physical contact with the yellow sheet, in what way is the action described?

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