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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At what object does Clare Benecke look as she tells Tom Benecke that he works too hard?
(a) His cigarette.
(b) His coffee cup.
(c) His desk.
(d) His tired eyes.

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

4. Tom Benecke wants to change the fact that his name is currently "a name on" (18) what object?
(a) His office door.
(b) His nametag.
(c) The payroll.
(d) His driver's license.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The piece of paper "beside the typewriter" (1) is covered with what?

2. What is the one direct benefit Tom Benecke believes he will receive as a result of the company liking his innovative idea?

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

4. The narrator states that Tom Benecke stares at the yellow piece of paper for how long, willing it to fall down to the street?

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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