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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 ledge onto which Tom Benecke ventures is "about as wide as the length of" (20) what?
(a) His shoe.
(b) His hand.
(c) A yardstick.
(d) A pencil.

2. What level of success is Tom Benecke intent on pursuing within the grocery store field?
(a) To the very top.
(b) To own at least twenty stores.
(c) To be a very wealthy man.
(d) To be a powerful man.

3. How far below the bottom of Tom Benecke's living room window is the ledge located?
(a) 1 yard.
(b) 2 feet.
(c) 1 foot.
(d) 6 inches.

4. When Clare appears "at the end of the hallway" (4), what is she wearing?
(a) Slacks and a blouse.
(b) A slip.
(c) A dress.
(d) Nothing.

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 typewriter.
(b) Tom Benecke's face.
(c) The floor at her feet.
(d) Tom Benecke's desk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object slides "over the window ledge" and "out of sight" (15) as Tom Benecke watches?

2. On what street do the Beneckes live?

3. Tom Benecke thinks to himself that his innovative idea is perfect for unveiling in what season?

4. What thought does the narrator describe as being difficult for Tom Benecke to "escape" (18)?

5. For what length of time does Tom Benecke actually believe that he is "going to abandon the yellow sheet" (17)?

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