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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The piece of paper "beside the typewriter" (1) is covered with what?
(a) Tom Benecke's handwriting.
(b) Coffee stains.
(c) Typewritten paragraphs.
(d) Clare Benecke's handwriting.

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?
(a) Facts.
(b) Figures.
(c) Quotations.
(d) Formulas.

3. What action does Tom Benecke take as he thinks about the work it had taken to cover the yellow sheet of paper?
(a) He shakes his head.
(b) He curses.
(c) He stomps his foot.
(d) He lights a cigarette.

4. What is NOT an object Tom Benecke considers using in order to retrieve his escaped piece of paper?
(a) A shower rod.
(b) A fireplace poker.
(c) A broom.
(d) A mop.

5. 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 sits.
(b) He crouches.
(c) He stands.
(d) He kneels.

Short Answer Questions

1. Immediately after Tom Benecke interacts with the window ledge in some way, he takes what action?

2. What action does Tom Benecke take just after raising the window?

3. When Clare appears "at the end of the hallway" (4), what is she wearing?

4. What does Tom Benecke feel on his face when he ducks his head under the window and looks outside?

5. For what reason does Clare leave the Beneckes' apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What, if any, direct benefit does Tom Benecke believe he will receive in exchange for his idea for a new method of display?

2. How does Tom Benecke feel about the idea of abandoning the yellow sheet of paper at the beginning of the story?

3. Discuss the use of the sound motif within the first section of the story.

4. To what aspect of his life does Tom Benecke link his "guilty conscience" (1) at the start of the story?

5. What article of clothing does Tom Benecke don before climbing out of his living room window?

6. What is the setting of the story "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket," and how is the setting used to amplify suspense?

7. What evidence points toward the fact that Clare Benecke often goes out by herself because Tom Benecke has to work?

8. Describe the miscalculations Tom Benecke makes when he is preparing to go outside.

9. Describe the character of Tom Benecke.

10. What is the significance of Jack Finney's choice of business field for Tom Benecke?

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