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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At what object does Clare Benecke look as she tells Tom Benecke that he works too hard?
(a) His desk.
(b) His tired eyes.
(c) His coffee cup.
(d) His cigarette.

3. How much of Tom Benecke's mind at one point knows that he is "going to fall" (40)?
(a) The majority of it.
(b) A portion.
(c) A fraction.
(d) A sliver.

4. In what location does Tom Benecke place the yellow sheet of paper just after he retrieves it from under his fingers?
(a) In his jacket pocket.
(b) Into the corner of his living room window.
(c) Between his teeth.
(d) On the fire escape.

5. What does Tom Benecke admit to hearing and ignoring in the past?
(a) Screams.
(b) Yells for help.
(c) Shouts in the night.
(d) Sirens.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what purpose does Tom Benecke light objects on fire?

2. What word does Tom Benecke say as he slams his fist into the living room window?

3. What part of Tom Benecke's body first scrapes "hard against the wall" (30), nearly causing him to fall?

4. In the final sentence of the story, what does Tom Benecke do after he reacts to seeing an object sail out of the broken living room window?

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

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