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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 43-56.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tom Benecke realize that Clare Benecke has always had to do whenever she has wanted the living room window opened?
(a) She has had to ask a neighbor to open it.
(b) She has had to use a wrench to open it.
(c) She has had to ask Tom Benecke to open it.
(d) She has had to ask the building superintendent to open it.

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

3. 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 smoky.
(c) It is too cold.
(d) It is too humid.

4. What is NOT a physical ailment Tom Benecke is experiencing by the time he considers the length of time before Clare Benecke's arrival?
(a) His hands are stiff.
(b) His knees hurt.
(c) His face is sunburned.
(d) His thigh muscles are tired.

5. What color is the rug of the Beneckes' apartment?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Gray.
(c) Brown.
(d) Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object slides "over the window ledge" and "out of sight" (15) as Tom Benecke watches?

2. In order to "save his life" (31), Tom Benecke takes what action when he believes he may faint?

3. What adjective is used to describe the "edging" (41) of Tom Benecke's window?

4. For what reason does Tom Benecke put his shoe back on after it fails to shatter the window?

5. When Tom Benecke presses his body against "the rough cold brick" (24), what part of his body is NOT noted to be pressed upon the brick?

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