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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator describes Tom Benecke as a man who looks like he had NOT played what sport in college?
(a) Lacrosse.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Football.
(d) Track.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. What is NOT a sound Tom Benecke hears while Clare Benecke is still home?
(a) The buttons of his jacket scraping against bricks.
(b) The clang of coat-hangers.
(c) The slap of the curtains against the wall.
(d) The click of Clare's high heels.

5. What object slides "over the window ledge" and "out of sight" (15) as Tom Benecke watches?
(a) The piece of carbon paper.
(b) Clare Benecke's necklace.
(c) The yellow sheet of paper.
(d) The love note from Clare Benecke.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far below the bottom of Tom Benecke's living room window is the ledge located?

2. What action does Clare Benecke take when she reaches the end of the hallway?

3. On what floor of their building do the Beneckes live?

4. What street does Tom Benecke see "stretched out for miles ahead" (28) when he finally looks down?

5. At what time does Tom Benecke plan to give the project report to his boss?

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