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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object does Tom Benecke spit out during the story?
(a) A piece of gum.
(b) A mint.
(c) A corner of the yellow sheet of paper.
(d) A plug of chewing tobacco.

2. What amount of "disappointment" (51) does Tom Benecke feel when the coin does not break the window?
(a) An appropriate amount.
(b) None.
(c) A great deal.
(d) Very little.

3. The ledge onto which Tom Benecke ventures is "about as wide as the length of" (20) what?
(a) A pencil.
(b) A yardstick.
(c) His shoe.
(d) His hand.

4. What action does Tom Benecke imagine Clare Benecke taking just before "glancing up" (52) at him outside the window?
(a) Noticing his cigarette butt.
(b) Looking at his blank memorandum.
(c) Closing the door behind her.
(d) Distractedly looking through the mail.

5. What items does Tom Benecke retrieve from the closet just before leaving the apartment?
(a) His sweater and gloves.
(b) His topcoat and hat.
(c) His scarf and mittens.
(d) His scarf and gloves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tom Benecke decides that if he is going to punch through the glass, he will need to do what?

2. What does Tom Benecke believe will happen if his mental "barrier" (37) fails?

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

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

5. What is NOT a way in which Tom Benecke's hands are described as he stands on the ledge?

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