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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What emotion does Tom Benecke experience when he thinks about "all the evenings he had spent away from [Clare Benecke] while focusing on work?
(a) Regret.
(b) Loss.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Shame.

2. When the window closes, it is said to "drop" (41) in what manner?
(a) Slowly.
(b) Shudderingly.
(c) Silently.
(d) Noisily.

3. For what purpose does Tom Benecke light objects on fire?
(a) To get the attention of people on the street below.
(b) To get the attention of the man reading the newspaper in the window across the street.
(c) To provide warmth.
(d) To get the attention of anyone watching.

4. In what location is Clare when she replies to Tom Benecke's query about going out alone?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In the living room.
(c) In the closet.
(d) In the bathroom.

5. 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) Quotations.
(b) Figures.
(c) Facts.
(d) Formulas.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states that Tom Benecke stares at the yellow piece of paper for how long, willing it to fall down to the street?

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

3. In what location does Tom Benecke find the objects he eventually lights on fire?

4. What does Tom Benecke admit to hearing and ignoring in the past?

5. What is the one object Tom Benecke believes will be found on him if he falls to his death?

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