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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 action does Tom Benecke take just after raising the window?
(a) He dusts off his hands.
(b) He adds a note to the yellow sheet of paper.
(c) He sweeps the floor.
(d) He curses.

2. At what piece of furniture does Tom Benecke sit at the beginning of the story?
(a) A secretary.
(b) A desk.
(c) A breakfast nook.
(d) A dining room table.

3. The piece of paper "beside the typewriter" (1) is covered with what?
(a) Typewritten paragraphs.
(b) Coffee stains.
(c) Clare Benecke's handwriting.
(d) Tom Benecke's handwriting.

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 hot.
(b) It is too cold.
(c) It is too humid.
(d) It is too smoky.

5. What is the nature of Tom Benecke's innovative idea concerning the grocery business?
(a) He has an idea for a new display method.
(b) He has an idea to host a contest for the customers.
(c) He has an idea to put bar codes on all grocery items.
(d) He has an idea for a marketing campaign.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Saturday afternoons had Tom Benecke spent collecting data at the grocery store?

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

3. What street does Tom Benecke see "stretched out for miles ahead" (28) when he finally looks down?

4. Of what material is the clothing made that Tom Benecke dons just before venturing out onto the ledge?

5. When Clare appears "at the end of the hallway" (4), what is she wearing?

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