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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what position does Tom Benecke pause when he stares at the yellow piece of paper, willing it to fall to the street?
(a) He stands.
(b) He crouches.
(c) He sits.
(d) He kneels.

2. Tom Benecke thinks to himself that once he is back inside his apartment, he will "release" (50) what?
(a) A scream.
(b) His feelings.
(c) His ambitions.
(d) His pet hamster.

3. Immediately after Tom Benecke interacts with the window ledge in some way, he takes what action?
(a) He cries.
(b) He curses.
(c) He wrings his hands.
(d) He shrugs.

4. What type of exclamation does Tom Benecke utter once he feels the yellow sheet of paper under his fingers?
(a) A moan.
(b) A groan.
(c) A bark.
(d) A giggle.

5. What happens when Tom Benecke strikes the window with his shoe?
(a) He nearly falls to his death.
(b) The pane rattles.
(c) A thin crack forms in the glass.
(d) He drops his shoe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom Benecke feel on his face when he ducks his head under the window and looks outside?

2. What word does the narrator use to describe the number of "other young men in his company" (18)?

3. What object slides "over the window ledge" and "out of sight" (15) as Tom Benecke watches?

4. When Tom Benecke imagines Clare Benecke coming home and "glancing up to see him" (52) on the other side of the window, what word is used to indicate his position?

5. Once the object is outside, it first lands on a ledge how far below the Beneckes' window?

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