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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The piece of paper "beside the typewriter" (1) is covered with what?
(a) Clare Benecke's handwriting.
(b) Tom Benecke's handwriting.
(c) Typewritten paragraphs.
(d) Coffee stains.

2. Tom Benecke wants to change the fact that his name is currently "a name on" (18) what object?
(a) His nametag.
(b) The payroll.
(c) His driver's license.
(d) His office door.

3. What is NOT something Tom Benecke relates to the reader about his "own project" (10)?
(a) It could be postponed.
(b) It has not yet been announced at the office.
(c) The boss may read the report stemming from it over the weekend.
(d) It will earn him a guaranteed raise.

4. How many stories above the street is Tom Benecke located once he is out on the ledge?
(a) 11.
(b) 12.
(c) 9.
(d) 10.

5. At the start of the story, Tom Benecke complains about what aspect of the room in which he is spending time?
(a) It is too humid.
(b) It is too cold.
(c) It is too hot.
(d) It is too smoky.

6. What verb is used to indicate the way in which the "projecting wall" (25) interacts with Tom Benecke as he moves toward it?
(a) Beckons.
(b) Reposes.
(c) Retreats.
(d) Looms.

7. On what street do the Beneckes live?
(a) Lexington Street.
(b) Knickerbocker Avenue.
(c) Kensington Avenue.
(d) Miller Avenue.

8. How far below the bottom of Tom Benecke's living room window is the ledge located?
(a) 6 inches.
(b) 1 yard.
(c) 1 foot.
(d) 2 feet.

9. What action does Tom Benecke take as he thinks about the work it had taken to cover the yellow sheet of paper?
(a) He lights a cigarette.
(b) He curses.
(c) He shakes his head.
(d) He stomps his foot.

10. What is NOT a sound Tom Benecke hears while Clare Benecke is still home?
(a) The slap of the curtains against the wall.
(b) The clang of coat-hangers.
(c) The buttons of his jacket scraping against bricks.
(d) The click of Clare's high heels.

11. Tom Benecke thinks to himself that his innovative idea is perfect for unveiling in what season?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Autumn.

12. At what time does Clare leave the Beneckes' apartment?
(a) Just after 7.
(b) Just after 8.
(c) Just before 6.
(d) Just before 7.

13. Immediately after Tom Benecke thinks about how many months it would take to reconstruct the yellow sheet of paper, he takes what action in relation to the window ledge?
(a) He puts his ear to the window ledge.
(b) He sits down on the window ledge.
(c) He strikes his fist onto the window ledge.
(d) He places a pencil onto the window ledge.

14. 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 crouches.
(b) He stands.
(c) He kneels.
(d) He sits.

15. For what length of time does Tom Benecke actually believe that he is "going to abandon the yellow sheet" (17)?
(a) One millisecond.
(b) Many minutes.
(c) Many seconds.
(d) The count of three.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator describes Tom Benecke as a man who looks like he had NOT played what sport in college?

2. How many Saturday afternoons had Tom Benecke spent collecting data at the grocery store?

3. Once the object is outside, it first lands on a ledge how far below the Beneckes' window?

4. How many months would it take Tom Benecke to reconstruct everything that is on the yellow sheet of paper?

5. Immediately after Tom Benecke interacts with the window ledge in some way, he takes what action?

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