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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 is the nature of Tom Benecke's innovative idea concerning the grocery business?
(a) He has an idea for a new display method.
(b) He has an idea to put bar codes on all grocery items.
(c) He has an idea for a marketing campaign.
(d) He has an idea to host a contest for the customers.

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

3. When Tom Benecke is finally able to move again, he is said to move with what type of "slowness" (36)?
(a) Fear-soaked.
(b) Terrible.
(c) Agonizing.
(d) Incredible.

4. What is NOT a way in which Tom Benecke's hands are described as he stands on the ledge?
(a) Desperately rigid.
(b) Cold.
(c) Numb.
(d) Barely functioning.

5. 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 ask a neighbor to open it.
(c) She has had to ask the building superintendent to open it.
(d) She has had to use a wrench to open it.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Tom Benecke presses his body against "the rough cold brick" (24), what part of his body is NOT noted to be pressed upon the brick?

2. How many stories above the street is Tom Benecke located once he is out on the ledge?

3. What amount of "disappointment" (51) does Tom Benecke feel when the coin does not break the window?

4. What thought does the narrator describe as being difficult for Tom Benecke to "escape" (18)?

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

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