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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The piece of paper "beside the typewriter" (1) is covered with what?
(a) Coffee stains.
(b) Tom Benecke's handwriting.
(c) Typewritten paragraphs.
(d) Clare Benecke's handwriting.

2. "The air from the building hallway" (10) smells of what?
(a) Floor wax.
(b) Urine.
(c) New paint.
(d) New carpet.

3. In what city does the narrative of the story take place?
(a) Newark.
(b) New York City.
(c) Lafayette.
(d) Portland.

4. On what floor of their building do the Beneckes live?
(a) The eleventh.
(b) The ninth.
(c) The sixth.
(d) The third.

5. Just before Tom Benecke says, "Got to get this done though" (5), what gesture does he make?
(a) He runs his fingers through his hair.
(b) He hugs Clare Benecke.
(c) He looks out the window.
(d) He loads his typewriter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is paper around which the story revolves?

2. At what object does Clare Benecke look as she tells Tom Benecke that he works too hard?

3. On what street is the place located at which Tom Benecke had spent "a dozen lunch hours and early evenings" (16)?

4. Every fifth brick outside of Tom Benecke's living room window has an indent of what length?

5. What street does Tom Benecke see "stretched out for miles ahead" (28) when he finally looks down?

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