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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 does Tom Benecke feel on his face when he ducks his head under the window and looks outside?
(a) A fly.
(b) Dry leaves.
(c) The sun.
(d) Cold air.

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

3. What does Tom Benecke hear "scraping steadily along the rough bricks" (24)?
(a) The buttons of his coat.
(b) The toes of his shoes.
(c) His stockinged feet.
(d) The brim of his hat.

4. 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 hot.
(c) It is too humid.
(d) It is too cold.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT a sound Tom Benecke hears while Clare Benecke is still home?

2. At what time does Clare leave the Beneckes' apartment?

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

4. In what city does the narrative of the story take place?

5. What adjective does the narrator use to indicate how Tom Benecke feels about the idea of abandoning the yellow piece of paper?

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