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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the final words Tom Benecke says to Clare Benecke before she leaves the apartment?
(a) I love you.
(b) Please be careful.
(c) Be back before midnight.
(d) Have a good time.

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

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

4. 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 smoky.
(d) It is too hot.

5. What article of clothing does Tom Benecke don just before he ventures out onto the ledge?
(a) A jacket.
(b) Gloves.
(c) A scarf.
(d) A hat.

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

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

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

9. What adjective is used to describe the face of Clare Benecke?
(a) Naive.
(b) Simple.
(c) Plain.
(d) Pleasant.

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

11. On what floor of their building do the Beneckes live?
(a) The eleventh.
(b) The third.
(c) The ninth.
(d) The sixth.

12. What does Tom Benecke feel on his face when he ducks his head under the window and looks outside?
(a) The sun.
(b) Dry leaves.
(c) A fly.
(d) Cold air.

13. 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) 15 seconds.
(b) 3 minutes.
(c) 1 minute.
(d) 30 seconds.

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

15. In what city do the Benneckes live?
(a) Boston.
(b) New York City.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Los Angeles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tom Benecke thinks to himself that his innovative idea is perfect for unveiling in what season?

2. To what location had Tom Benecke carried the yellow piece of paper during "a dozen lunch hours and early evenings" (16)?

3. Once Tom Benecke finally makes physical contact with the yellow sheet, in what way is the action described?

4. How many stories above the street is Tom Benecke located once he is out on the ledge?

5. In what city does the narrative of the story take place?

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