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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What object slides "over the window ledge" and "out of sight" (15) as Tom Benecke watches?
(a) Clare Benecke's necklace.
(b) The yellow sheet of paper.
(c) The love note from Clare Benecke.
(d) The piece of carbon paper.

3. How many Saturday afternoons had Tom Benecke spent collecting data at the grocery store?
(a) 8.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

4. What kind of typewriter does Tom Benecke use?
(a) An electric typewriter.
(b) An antique typewriter.
(c) A portable typewriter.
(d) A typewriter with erasable ink.

5. What animal does Jack Finney use to describe the way in which Tom Benecke shuffles along?
(a) A crab.
(b) A scorpion.
(c) A spider.
(d) A tadpole.

6. Every fifth brick outside of Tom Benecke's living room window has an indent of what length?
(a) Half an inch.
(b) One inch.
(c) Three inches.
(d) Three millimeters.

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

8. What is NOT a description of the types of data Tom Benecke had copied from "trade publications" (16) onto the yellow sheet of paper?
(a) Figures.
(b) Quotations.
(c) Facts.
(d) Formulas.

9. When Clare appears "at the end of the hallway" (4), what is she wearing?
(a) A dress.
(b) A slip.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Slacks and a blouse.

10. What thought does the narrator describe as being difficult for Tom Benecke to "escape" (18)?
(a) The thought that he and Clare are behind on the bills.
(b) The thought that his wife might be out with another man.
(c) The thought that he must differentiate himself from the other young men in his company.
(d) The thought that he is afraid of heights.

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

12. Immediately after Tom Benecke interacts with the window ledge in some way, he takes what action?
(a) He shrugs.
(b) He curses.
(c) He wrings his hands.
(d) He cries.

13. How many Saturday afternoons had Tom Benecke spent collecting the data on the escaped piece of paper?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

14. On what street is the place located at which Tom Benecke had spent "a dozen lunch hours and early evenings" (16)?
(a) Third Avenue.
(b) Fourth Avenue.
(c) Sixth Avenue.
(d) Fifth Avenue.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Tom Benecke mentions to Clare what benefit in relation to his workaholic nature?

2. For what length of time does Tom Benecke actually believe that he is "going to abandon the yellow sheet" (17)?

3. Of what material is the clothing made that Tom Benecke dons just before venturing out onto the ledge?

4. What does Tom Benecke feel on his face when he ducks his head under the window and looks outside?

5. At what time does Clare leave the Beneckes' apartment?

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