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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 29-42.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What feeling does Tom Benecke get when he closes his eyes while still on the ledge?
(a) He feels optimistic.
(b) He feels powerful.
(c) He feels safer.
(d) He feels confident.

3. What scent causes Tom Benecke to be tempted to accompany Clare Benecke outside of the apartment?
(a) Smoke.
(b) Dust.
(c) Perfume.
(d) Baking bread.

4. What is NOT a sound Tom Benecke hears while Clare Benecke is still home?
(a) The clang of coat-hangers.
(b) The buttons of his jacket scraping against bricks.
(c) The slap of the curtains against the wall.
(d) The click of Clare's high heels.

5. Tom Benecke wants to change the fact that his name is currently "a name on" (18) what object?
(a) The payroll.
(b) His office door.
(c) His nametag.
(d) His driver's license.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion does Tom Benecke feel when he finally looks down from the ledge?

2. At what time does Clare leave the Beneckes' apartment?

3. What does Tom Benecke hear "scraping steadily along the rough bricks" (24)?

4. Which of Tom Benecke's body parts first encounters "emptiness" (40) while sliding along the brick?

5. What adjective does the narrator use to indicate how Tom Benecke feels about the idea of abandoning the yellow piece of paper?

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