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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 1-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What adjective is used to describe the face of Clare Benecke?
(a) Naive.
(b) Pleasant.
(c) Plain.
(d) Simple.

2. At what piece of furniture does Tom Benecke sit at the beginning of the story?
(a) A breakfast nook.
(b) A dining room table.
(c) A desk.
(d) A secretary.

3. At the start of the story, Tom Benecke complains about what aspect of the room in which he is spending time?
(a) It is too smoky.
(b) It is too cold.
(c) It is too humid.
(d) It is too hot.

4. For what reason does Clare leave the Beneckes' apartment?
(a) She is going to work.
(b) She is going to the grocery store.
(c) She is going to see a movie.
(d) She is going to dinner with a friend.

5. How many Saturday afternoons had Tom Benecke spent collecting the data on the escaped piece of paper?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Clare Benecke's hair?

2. Just before Tom Benecke says, "Got to get this done though" (5), what gesture does he make?

3. "The air from the building hallway" (10) smells of what?

4. What kind of typewriter does Tom Benecke use?

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

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