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

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

3. Tom Benecke thinks to himself that his innovative idea is perfect for unveiling in what season?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Spring.

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

5. Toward what object does Clare Benecke direct her gaze as she tells Tom Benecke that he "works too much" and "to hard" (6)?
(a) Tom Benecke's desk.
(b) The floor at her feet.
(c) Tom Benecke's face.
(d) Tom Benecke's typewriter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Clare Benecke's hair?

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

3. On what floor of their building do the Beneckes live?

4. When Tom Benecke presses his body against "the rough cold brick" (24), what part of his body is NOT noted to be pressed upon the brick?

5. How many Saturday afternoons had Tom Benecke spent collecting the data on the escaped piece of paper?

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