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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. Which body part belonging to Tom Benecke smacks down beside the window as the window closes?
(a) His face.
(b) His left hand.
(c) His right hand.
(d) His ear.

2. For what reason does Tom Benecke put his shoe back on after it fails to shatter the window?
(a) His sock has no traction.
(b) His foot is cold.
(c) He has no hope that the shoe will ever shatter the window.
(d) His footing is uneven with one shoe off.

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

4. What happens when Tom Benecke strikes the glass with the "heel of his hand" (48)?
(a) His arm rebounds from the glass.
(b) He drops the yellow sheet of paper.
(c) The window shatters.
(d) A crack forms in the glass.

5. Tom Benecke reflects that "no more" (56) than what distance away from him, there are "scores of people" (56)?
(a) 3 meters.
(b) 20 yards.
(c) 30 yards.
(d) 50 yards.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Tom Benecke finally looks down from the ledge, he sees a sign advertising what theater?

2. What color is the rug of the Beneckes' apartment?

3. How much of Tom Benecke's mind at one point knows that he is "going to fall" (40)?

4. What type of coin does Tom Benecke use in an attempt to break his living room window?

5. Where does Tom Benecke place the object he removes from his mouth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conclusion does Tom Benecke reach about the act of looking down?

2. In what manner does Tom Benecke find the yellow sheet of paper?

3. What is Tom Benecke's estimate about when his wife Clare Benecke will likely return home?

4. What is the significance of Tom Benecke's act of spitting out the object that is in his mouth?

5. What objects does Tom Benecke use in an attempt to break the window?

6. What is Finney's purpose for allowing Tom Benecke's shouts for help to go unanswered?

7. What is the setting of the story and how does it affect the story's mood?

8. Tom Benecke decides in Paragraph 31 that he must not faint. What method does he employ to attain this aim?

9. What is Tom Benecke's reaction when he looks down?

10. What element of the movement inside Tom Benecke's apartment shocks him?

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