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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 57-71.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what location does Tom Benecke pull the crumpled yellow sheet of paper?
(a) His jacket pocket.
(b) His shoe.
(c) His trouser pocket.
(d) His shirt pocket.

2. In what room of the apartment is Tom Benecke's desk located?
(a) The study.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The bedroom.
(d) The living room.

3. Which body part belonging to Tom Benecke smacks down beside the window as the window closes?
(a) His left hand.
(b) His ear.
(c) His face.
(d) His right hand.

4. What verb is used to describe the action of the door when Tom Benecke starts "to close the door" (11)?
(a) Squeaks.
(b) Resists.
(c) Protests.
(d) Complains.

5. 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 Tom Benecke to open it.
(b) She has had to ask a neighbor to open it.
(c) She has had to use a wrench to open it.
(d) She has had to ask the building superintendent to open it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tom Benecke thinks to himself that if the yellow piece of paper does fall to the street, he will take what action?

2. When a movement from Tom Benecke's desk catches his eye, what does the movement turn out to be?

3. What is NOT a characteristic Tom Benecke imagines his apartment to be when he conjures the image in his mind?

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

5. Toward what object does Clare Benecke direct her gaze as she tells Tom Benecke that he "works too much" and "to hard" (6)?

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