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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 15-28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of typewriter does Tom Benecke use?
(a) An electric typewriter.
(b) A typewriter with erasable ink.
(c) A portable typewriter.
(d) An antique typewriter.

2. How many stories above the street is Tom Benecke located once he is out on the ledge?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.

3. What level of success is Tom Benecke intent on pursuing within the grocery store field?
(a) To be a very wealthy man.
(b) To be a powerful man.
(c) To own at least twenty stores.
(d) To the very top.

4. The narrator states that Tom Benecke stares at the yellow piece of paper for how long, willing it to fall down to the street?
(a) 3 minutes.
(b) 1 minute.
(c) 15 seconds.
(d) 30 seconds.

5. What thought does the narrator describe as being difficult for Tom Benecke to "escape" (18)?
(a) The thought that he must differentiate himself from the other young men in his company.
(b) The thought that his wife might be out with another man.
(c) The thought that he and Clare are behind on the bills.
(d) The thought that he is afraid of heights.

Short Answer Questions

1. What verb is used to describe the action of the door when Tom Benecke starts "to close the door" (11)?

2. What article of clothing does Tom Benecke don just before he ventures out onto the ledge?

3. What is NOT an object Tom Benecke considers using in order to retrieve his escaped piece of paper?

4. Immediately after Tom Benecke interacts with the window ledge in some way, he takes what action?

5. Tom Benecke wants to change the fact that his name is currently "a name on" (18) what object?

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