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

2. In a window across the street, Tom Benecke sees "the blue-gray" (56) what?
(a) Hue of loneliness.
(b) Glow of a neon sign.
(c) Flame in a fireplace.
(d) Flicker of a television screen.

3. What is NOT a way in which Tom Benecke's hands are described as he stands on the ledge?
(a) Desperately rigid.
(b) Cold.
(c) Barely functioning.
(d) Numb.

4. Tom Benecke sees his reflection in what surface that alerts him to the location of the yellow sheet of paper?
(a) The window of the apartment across the street.
(b) His champagne glass.
(c) His living room window.
(d) His glasses.

5. What type of coin does Tom Benecke use in an attempt to break his living room window?
(a) A half dollar.
(b) A quarter.
(c) A half dollar.
(d) A nickel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What method does Tom Benecke use to light objects on fire?

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

3. What part of Tom Benecke's body first scrapes "hard against the wall" (30), nearly causing him to fall?

4. In paragraph 41, Tom Benecke's right foot smashes into what object?

5. In what way must Tom Benecke look at the windows of the apartment building across the street?

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