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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 57-71.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much of Tom Benecke's mind at one point knows that he is "going to fall" (40)?
(a) A fraction.
(b) A sliver.
(c) A portion.
(d) The majority of it.

2. What adverb is used to describe the way in which Tom Benecke shakes his head before walking to the closet?
(a) Bewilderingly.
(b) Amusedly.
(c) Wonderingly.
(d) Slowly.

3. Tom Benecke sees his reflection in what surface that alerts him to the location of the yellow sheet of paper?
(a) The window of the apartment across the street.
(b) His glasses.
(c) His living room window.
(d) His champagne glass.

4. How many Saturday afternoons had Tom Benecke spent collecting the data on the escaped piece of paper?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

5. In what location is Clare when she replies to Tom Benecke's query about going out alone?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In the living room.
(c) In the closet.
(d) In the bathroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action does Tom Benecke take after walking Clare Benecke to the "front-door closet" (10)?

2. How many coins does Tom Benecke drop at a time onto the street below?

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

4. What is NOT a characteristic Tom Benecke imagines his apartment to be when he conjures the image in his mind?

5. What object does Tom Benecke use to weigh down the yellow sheet of paper?

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