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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 15-28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What action does Clare Benecke take when she reaches the end of the hallway?
(a) She waves to Tom Benecke.
(b) She turns the corner without looking back.
(c) She trips on the carpet.
(d) She smiles over her shoulder at Tom Benecke.

2. What animal does Jack Finney use to describe the way in which Tom Benecke shuffles along?
(a) A scorpion.
(b) A crab.
(c) A tadpole.
(d) A spider.

3. Just before Tom Benecke says, "Got to get this done though" (5), what gesture does he make?
(a) He looks out the window.
(b) He loads his typewriter.
(c) He hugs Clare Benecke.
(d) He runs his fingers through his hair.

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

5. Tom Benecke thinks to himself that if the yellow piece of paper does fall to the street, he will take what action?
(a) He will give up and begin his research again.
(b) He will race down the stairs.
(c) He will try to get someone's attention below.
(d) He will hurry to the elevator.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What object slides "over the window ledge" and "out of sight" (15) as Tom Benecke watches?

3. For what length of time does Tom Benecke actually believe that he is "going to abandon the yellow sheet" (17)?

4. 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?

5. What action does Tom Benecke take just after raising the window?

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