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

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

3. What action does Tom Benecke take just after raising the window?
(a) He curses.
(b) He adds a note to the yellow sheet of paper.
(c) He sweeps the floor.
(d) He dusts off his hands.

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

5. The narrator describes Tom Benecke as a man who looks like he had played what sport in college?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Football.
(c) Lacrosse.
(d) Basketball.

Short Answer Questions

1. What verb is used to describe the action of the door when Tom Benecke starts "to close the door" (11)?

2. At what object does Clare Benecke look as she tells Tom Benecke that he works too hard?

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

4. What is the one direct benefit Tom Benecke believes he will receive as a result of the company liking his innovative idea?

5. What object slides "over the window ledge" and "out of sight" (15) as Tom Benecke watches?

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