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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What action does Tom Benecke take just after dusting off his hands?
2. The narrator describes Tom Benecke as a man who looks like he had NOT played what sport in college?
3. What animal does Jack Finney use to describe the way in which Tom Benecke shuffles along?
4. What action does Tom Benecke take after walking Clare Benecke to the "front-door closet" (10)?
5. In what position does Tom Benecke pause when he stares at the yellow piece of paper, willing it to fall to the street?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is irony present within Tom Benecke's feeling about the idea of abandoning the yellow sheet of paper?
2. What, if any, direct benefit does Tom Benecke believe he will receive in exchange for his idea for a new method of display?
3. Describe the miscalculations Tom Benecke makes when he is preparing to go outside.
4. To what aspect of his life does Tom Benecke link his "guilty conscience" (1) at the start of the story?
5. What types of information are written upon the yellow sheet of paper?
6. How does Tom Benecke feel about the idea of abandoning the yellow sheet of paper at the beginning of the story?
7. What is the setting of the story "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket," and how is the setting used to amplify suspense?
8. Discuss details of the story suggesting that Tom Benecke knows the choice he is making to stay home is the wrong one?
9. Discuss how Finney employs sensory details as a means to create suspense.
10. What does the yellow sheet of paper symbolize?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explicate the theme of blind ambition within "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket." What is Finney's message regarding ambition that comes at any cost and how do you know?
Essay Topic 2
Trace the characterization arc of Tom Benecke’s character throughout the story, focusing on Finney’s use of characterization methods and how they connect to his intended messages.
Essay Topic 3
Finney uses sensory details frequently by the author in order to create vivid pictures of Tom Benecke’s progression through the narrative. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used by Finney serve his creation of a more vivid character.
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