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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator describes Tom Benecke as a man who looks like he had NOT played what sport in college?
(a) Lacrosse.
(b) Football.
(c) Track.
(d) Baseball.

2. What is NOT a characteristic Tom Benecke imagines his apartment to be when he conjures the image in his mind?
(a) Full of guests.
(b) Incredibly spacious.
(c) Warm.
(d) Cheerful.

3. Every fifth brick outside of Tom Benecke's living room window has an indent of what length?
(a) Three millimeters.
(b) Half an inch.
(c) One inch.
(d) Three inches.

4. The narrator describes Tom Benecke as a man who looks like he had played what sport in college?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Lacrosse.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Football.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Onto what object does Tom Benecke hold when he reverses his backward momentum in order to save his own life?

3. Once Tom Benecke finally makes physical contact with the yellow sheet, in what way is the action described?

4. When he realizes that no one below has heard his cries, Tom Benecke feels that he has to try what?

5. In what room of the apartment is Tom Benecke's desk located?

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