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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what position does Tom Benecke pause when he stares at the yellow piece of paper, willing it to fall to the street?
(a) He stands.
(b) He sits.
(c) He kneels.
(d) He crouches.

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

3. What animal does Jack Finney use to describe the way in which Tom Benecke shuffles along?
(a) A tadpole.
(b) A spider.
(c) A scorpion.
(d) A crab.

4. What object slides "over the window ledge" and "out of sight" (15) as Tom Benecke watches?
(a) The yellow sheet of paper.
(b) The piece of carbon paper.
(c) Clare Benecke's necklace.
(d) The love note from Clare Benecke.

5. When Tom Benecke finally looks down, he sees the scene below him through the perspective of what frame?
(a) Through veiled eyelids.
(b) Over his shoulder.
(c) Between his fingers.
(d) Between his legs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once Tom Benecke finally makes physical contact with the yellow sheet, in what way is the action described?

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

3. What action does Tom Benecke take as he thinks about the work it had taken to cover the yellow sheet of paper?

4. The narrator describes Tom Benecke as a man who looks like he had NOT played what sport in college?

5. What does Tom Benecke hear "scraping steadily along the rough bricks" (24)?

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