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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 29-42.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT something Tom Benecke relates to the reader about his "own project" (10)?
(a) It will earn him a guaranteed raise.
(b) It has not yet been announced at the office.
(c) It could be postponed.
(d) The boss may read the report stemming from it over the weekend.

2. How much of Tom Benecke's mind at one point knows that he is "going to fall" (40)?
(a) A sliver.
(b) A portion.
(c) The majority of it.
(d) A fraction.

3. Immediately after Tom Benecke interacts with the window ledge in some way, he takes what action?
(a) He shrugs.
(b) He cries.
(c) He wrings his hands.
(d) He curses.

4. Which body part belonging to Tom Benecke smacks down beside the window as the window closes?
(a) His ear.
(b) His face.
(c) His right hand.
(d) His left hand.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective is used to describe the face of Clare Benecke?

2. Which of Tom Benecke's body parts first encounters "emptiness" (40) while sliding along the brick?

3. What does Tom Benecke hear "scraping steadily along the rough bricks" (24)?

4. How many stories above the street is Tom Benecke located once he is out on the ledge?

5. The "fear of" what is said to course through Tom Benecke's "nerves and muscles" (39) at one point in the narrative?

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