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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 43-56.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object within the Beneckes' apartment is NOT described as being a certain length away from Tom Benecke's "nose" (44)?
(a) His papers.
(b) His typewriter.
(c) His slippers.
(d) His desk.

2. What color is the davenport in the Beneckes' living room?
(a) Orange-red.
(b) Red-brown.
(c) Blue-green.
(d) Red-violet.

3. What does Tom Benecke realize that Clare Benecke has always had to do whenever she has wanted the living room window opened?
(a) She has had to ask Tom Benecke to open it.
(b) She has had to use a wrench to open it.
(c) She has had to ask a neighbor to open it.
(d) She has had to ask the building superintendent to open it.

4. What verb is used to describe the plan Tom Benecke forms for the moment he is back inside his apartment?
(a) Gallivant.
(b) Run.
(c) Skip.
(d) Frolic.

5. Tom Benecke opens his eyes very wide once he feels "a sudden rush of" (38) what?
(a) Regret.
(b) Giddiness.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Wind.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the window closes, it is said to "drop" (41) in what manner?

2. How many Saturday afternoons had Tom Benecke spent collecting data at the grocery store?

3. Immediately after Tom Benecke thinks about how many months it would take to reconstruct the yellow sheet of paper, he takes what action in relation to the window ledge?

4. The narrator states that Tom Benecke stares at the yellow piece of paper for how long, willing it to fall down to the street?

5. Which body part belonging to Tom Benecke smacks down beside the window as the window closes?

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