View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many months would it take Tom Benecke to reconstruct everything that is on the yellow sheet of paper?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

3. When a movement from Tom Benecke's desk catches his eye, what does the movement turn out to be?
(a) A mouse.
(b) The oven timer.
(c) Cigarette smoke.
(d) The ceiling fan.

4. What adjective does the narrator use to indicate how Tom Benecke feels about the idea of abandoning the yellow piece of paper?
(a) Tempting.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Growing.
(d) Ridiculous.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What street does Tom Benecke see "stretched out for miles ahead" (28) when he finally looks down?

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

3. What object within the Beneckes' apartment is NOT described as being a certain length away from Tom Benecke's "nose" (44)?

4. Where does Tom Benecke place the object he removes from his mouth?

5. What color is paper around which the story revolves?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 233 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample