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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Tom Benecke is finally able to move again, he is said to move with what type of "slowness" (36)?
(a) Terrible.
(b) Fear-soaked.
(c) Incredible.
(d) Agonizing.

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

4. What is NOT an object Tom Benecke considers using in order to retrieve his escaped piece of paper?
(a) A broom.
(b) A shower rod.
(c) A fireplace poker.
(d) A mop.

5. How many windows in the apartment building across the street are lit up?
(a) A score.
(b) None.
(c) 5.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What word does the narrator use to describe the number of "other young men in his company" (18)?

3. What is NOT part of the scene Tom Benecke conjures up when he imagines getting back inside his apartment?

4. What type of coin does Tom Benecke use in an attempt to break his living room window?

5. What is the nature of Tom Benecke's innovative idea concerning the grocery business?

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