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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Tom Benecke's body parts first encounters "emptiness" (40) while sliding along the brick?
(a) His left hand.
(b) His right hand.
(c) His right foot.
(d) His left foot.

2. What action does Tom Benecke take just after dusting off his hands?
(a) He mutters.
(b) He goes into the bathroom.
(c) He enters the ashtray.
(d) He lights a cigarette.

3. Once Tom Benecke finally makes physical contact with the yellow sheet, in what way is the action described?
(a) He has it between his teeth.
(b) His thumb grazes its corner.
(c) He has it by the corner.
(d) The tip of his finger is touching it.

4. What adjective does the narrator use to indicate how Tom Benecke feels about the idea of abandoning the yellow piece of paper?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Tempting.
(c) Ridiculous.
(d) Growing.

5. On what floor of their building do the Beneckes live?
(a) The ninth.
(b) The third.
(c) The sixth.
(d) The eleventh.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tom Benecke begins to "tremble violently" (29) just after he sees "himself" (29) in what way?

2. What is NOT a description of the types of data Tom Benecke had copied from "trade publications" (16) onto the yellow sheet of paper?

3. What is NOT part of the scene Tom Benecke conjures up when he imagines getting back inside his apartment?

4. On what street is the place located at which Tom Benecke had spent "a dozen lunch hours and early evenings" (16)?

5. What is NOT a sound Tom Benecke hears while Clare Benecke is still home?

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