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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 color is Clare Benecke's hair?
(a) Blonde and almost white.
(b) Dark brown and almost black.
(c) Light brown and almost blonde.
(d) Red.

2. Tom Benecke mentions to Clare what benefit in relation to his workaholic nature?
(a) That money will be rolling in one day.
(b) That she will have a maid one day.
(c) That once this project is done, he will be able to take a vacation.
(d) That once this project is done, he will ask for reduced hours.

3. What action does Clare Benecke take when she reaches the end of the hallway?
(a) She waves to Tom Benecke.
(b) She trips on the carpet.
(c) She turns the corner without looking back.
(d) She smiles over her shoulder at Tom Benecke.

4. What color is paper around which the story revolves?
(a) Blue.
(b) Pink.
(c) Yellow.
(d) White.

5. What is NOT a sound Tom Benecke hears while Clare Benecke is still home?
(a) The buttons of his jacket scraping against bricks.
(b) The click of Clare's high heels.
(c) The slap of the curtains against the wall.
(d) The clang of coat-hangers.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the start of the story, Tom Benecke complains about what aspect of the room in which he is spending time?

2. What action does Tom Benecke take just after dusting off his hands?

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

4. What are the final words Tom Benecke says to Clare Benecke before she leaves the apartment?

5. Toward what object does Clare Benecke direct her gaze as she tells Tom Benecke that he "works too much" and "to hard" (6)?

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