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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 57-71.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tom Benecke refers to his method of concentrating on moving one body part at a time as a what?
(a) A trick.
(b) A last ditch effort.
(c) An idea.
(d) A technique.

2. What is NOT a characteristic Tom Benecke imagines his apartment to be when he conjures the image in his mind?
(a) Cheerful.
(b) Incredibly spacious.
(c) Warm.
(d) Full of guests.

3. What object sails out of the broken living room window at the end of the story?
(a) The yellow sheet of paper.
(b) The marriage license.
(c) The note from Clare Benecke.
(d) The parakeet.

4. What is NOT a description of the types of data Tom Benecke had copied from "trade publications" (16) onto the yellow sheet of paper?
(a) Formulas.
(b) Quotations.
(c) Figures.
(d) Facts.

5. Tom Benecke mentions to Clare what benefit in relation to his workaholic nature?
(a) That she will have a maid one day.
(b) That once this project is done, he will be able to take a vacation.
(c) That money will be rolling in one day.
(d) That once this project is done, he will ask for reduced hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. The "fear of" what is said to course through Tom Benecke's "nerves and muscles" (39) at one point in the narrative?

2. In a window across the street, Tom Benecke sees "the blue-gray" (56) what?

3. Every fifth brick outside of Tom Benecke's living room window has an indent of what length?

4. What feeling does Tom Benecke get when he closes his eyes while still on the ledge?

5. When Clare appears "at the end of the hallway" (4), what is she wearing?

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