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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 states that Tom Benecke stares at the yellow piece of paper for how long, willing it to fall down to the street?
(a) 3 minutes.
(b) 15 seconds.
(c) 1 minute.
(d) 30 seconds.

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

3. What emotion does Tom Benecke feel when he finally looks down from the ledge?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Terror.
(c) Curiosity.
(d) Awe.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what piece of furniture does Tom Benecke sit at the beginning of the story?

2. How many Saturday afternoons had Tom Benecke spent collecting the data on the escaped piece of paper?

3. Tom Benecke wants to change the fact that his name is currently "a name on" (18) what object?

4. What are the final words Tom Benecke says to Clare Benecke before she leaves the apartment?

5. Every fifth brick outside of Tom Benecke's living room window has an indent of what length?

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