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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many Saturday afternoons had Tom Benecke spent collecting the data on the escaped piece of paper?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

2. What action does Tom Benecke take just after dusting off his hands?
(a) He enters the ashtray.
(b) He mutters.
(c) He goes into the bathroom.
(d) He lights a cigarette.

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

4. On what street do the Beneckes live?
(a) Knickerbocker Avenue.
(b) Miller Avenue.
(c) Lexington Street.
(d) Kensington Avenue.

5. 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 crouches.
(b) He sits.
(c) He kneels.
(d) He stands.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT a description of the types of data Tom Benecke had copied from "trade publications" (16) onto the yellow sheet of paper?

2. 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?

3. Once the object is outside, it first lands on a ledge how far below the Beneckes' window?

4. What level of success is Tom Benecke intent on pursuing within the grocery store field?

5. When Tom Benecke finally looks down, he sees the scene below him through the perspective of what frame?

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