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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 does Tom Benecke realize that Clare Benecke has always had to do whenever she has wanted the living room window opened?
(a) She has had to ask the building superintendent to open it.
(b) She has had to ask Tom Benecke to open it.
(c) She has had to use a wrench to open it.
(d) She has had to ask a neighbor to open it.

2. When he realizes that no one below has heard his cries, Tom Benecke feels that he has to try what?
(a) Smashing the window.
(b) Moving.
(c) Breathing.
(d) Shouting louder.

3. What article of clothing does Tom Benecke don just before he ventures out onto the ledge?
(a) A jacket.
(b) Gloves.
(c) A scarf.
(d) A hat.

4. What items does Tom Benecke retrieve from the closet just before leaving the apartment?
(a) His topcoat and hat.
(b) His scarf and gloves.
(c) His scarf and mittens.
(d) His sweater and gloves.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of coin does Tom Benecke use in an attempt to break his living room window?

2. Toward what piece of furniture does Tom Benecke head when he gets back inside his apartment?

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

4. What amount of "disappointment" (51) does Tom Benecke feel when the coin does not break the window?

5. What emotion does Tom Benecke feel when he finally looks down from the ledge?

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