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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator states that Tom Benecke stares at the yellow piece of paper for how long, willing it to fall down to the street?
(a) 30 seconds.
(b) 15 seconds.
(c) 3 minutes.
(d) 1 minute.

2. Tom Benecke is described as being "past awareness" (30) of pain in what part of his body?
(a) His ears.
(b) His ankle.
(c) His chest.
(d) His eyes.

3. At what object does Clare Benecke look as she tells Tom Benecke that he works too hard?
(a) His tired eyes.
(b) His desk.
(c) His cigarette.
(d) His coffee cup.

4. Tom Benecke refers to his method of concentrating on moving one body part at a time as a what?
(a) An idea.
(b) A trick.
(c) A technique.
(d) A last ditch effort.

5. When Tom Benecke finally looks down, he sees the scene below him through the perspective of what frame?
(a) Between his legs.
(b) Through veiled eyelids.
(c) Over his shoulder.
(d) Between his fingers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Tom Benecke's body parts first encounters "emptiness" (40) while sliding along the brick?

2. Onto what object does Tom Benecke hold when he reverses his backward momentum in order to save his own life?

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

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

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

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