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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 color is Clare Benecke's hair?
(a) Red.
(b) Dark brown and almost black.
(c) Light brown and almost blonde.
(d) Blonde and almost white.

2. In what position does Tom Benecke pause when he stares at the yellow piece of paper, willing it to fall to the street?
(a) He sits.
(b) He kneels.
(c) He crouches.
(d) He stands.

3. Immediately after Tom Benecke interacts with the window ledge in some way, he takes what action?
(a) He wrings his hands.
(b) He cries.
(c) He curses.
(d) He shrugs.

4. What color is the davenport in the Beneckes' living room?
(a) Orange-red.
(b) Red-violet.
(c) Red-brown.
(d) Blue-green.

5. When Tom Benecke imagines himself falling, he sees what object getting caught and causing his demise?
(a) His necktie.
(b) A shoelace.
(c) The yellow sheet of paper.
(d) The sleeve of his tweed jacket.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Tom Benecke strikes the glass with the "heel of his hand" (48)?

2. "The air from the building hallway" (10) smells of what?

3. When Tom Benecke finally looks down, he sees the scene below him through the perspective of what frame?

4. How far below the bottom of Tom Benecke's living room window is the ledge located?

5. What animal does Jack Finney use to describe the way in which Tom Benecke shuffles along?

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