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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How far below the bottom of Tom Benecke's living room window is the ledge located?
(a) 2 feet.
(b) 1 foot.
(c) 6 inches.
(d) 1 yard.

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

4. Toward what object does Clare Benecke direct her gaze as she tells Tom Benecke that he "works too much" and "to hard" (6)?
(a) Tom Benecke's face.
(b) Tom Benecke's desk.
(c) The floor at her feet.
(d) Tom Benecke's typewriter.

5. What color is paper around which the story revolves?
(a) Pink.
(b) Yellow.
(c) White.
(d) Blue.

6. At what time does Tom Benecke plan to give the project report to his boss?
(a) The following day.
(b) On the first of the year.
(c) The following week.
(d) The following month.

7. How many months would it take Tom Benecke to reconstruct everything that is on the yellow sheet of paper?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

8. Once Tom Benecke finally makes physical contact with the yellow sheet, in what way is the action described?
(a) He has it by the corner.
(b) His thumb grazes its corner.
(c) He has it between his teeth.
(d) The tip of his finger is touching it.

9. What does Tom Benecke hear "scraping steadily along the rough bricks" (24)?
(a) The buttons of his coat.
(b) His stockinged feet.
(c) The brim of his hat.
(d) The toes of his shoes.

10. In what room of the apartment is Tom Benecke's desk located?
(a) The living room.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The study.
(d) The bedroom.

11. In what city do the Benneckes live?
(a) New York City.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Boston.

12. For what length of time does Tom Benecke actually believe that he is "going to abandon the yellow sheet" (17)?
(a) Many minutes.
(b) One millisecond.
(c) The count of three.
(d) Many seconds.

13. What level of success is Tom Benecke intent on pursuing within the grocery store field?
(a) To own at least twenty stores.
(b) To be a very wealthy man.
(c) To be a powerful man.
(d) To the very top.

14. On what street is the place located at which Tom Benecke had spent "a dozen lunch hours and early evenings" (16)?
(a) Fifth Avenue.
(b) Fourth Avenue.
(c) Third Avenue.
(d) Sixth Avenue.

15. How many Saturday afternoons had Tom Benecke spent collecting data at the grocery store?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 8.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once the object is outside, it first lands on a ledge how far below the Beneckes' window?

2. How many Saturday afternoons had Tom Benecke spent collecting the data on the escaped piece of paper?

3. What article of clothing does Tom Benecke don just before he ventures out onto the ledge?

4. What verb is used to indicate the way in which the "projecting wall" (25) interacts with Tom Benecke as he moves toward it?

5. Of what material is the clothing made that Tom Benecke dons just before venturing out onto the ledge?

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