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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time does Tom Benecke plan to give the project report to his boss?
(a) On the first of the year.
(b) The following month.
(c) The following week.
(d) The following day.

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

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

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

5. Toward what object does Clare Benecke direct her gaze as she tells Tom Benecke that he "works too much" and "to hard" (6)?
(a) The floor at her feet.
(b) Tom Benecke's desk.
(c) Tom Benecke's typewriter.
(d) Tom Benecke's face.

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

7. Before Tom Benecke pushes the door closed, he hears what sound?
(a) The honk of a horn.
(b) The slap of the curtains against the wall.
(c) The whine of an engine.
(d) The voice of Clare Benecke.

8. For what reason does Clare leave the Beneckes' apartment?
(a) She is going to dinner with a friend.
(b) She is going to the grocery store.
(c) She is going to work.
(d) She is going to see a movie.

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

10. Once Tom Benecke finally makes physical contact with the yellow sheet, in what way is the action described?
(a) He has it by the corner.
(b) His thumb grazes its corner.
(c) The tip of his finger is touching it.
(d) He has it between his teeth.

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

12. Tom Benecke thinks to himself that if the yellow piece of paper does fall to the street, he will take what action?
(a) He will hurry to the elevator.
(b) He will race down the stairs.
(c) He will try to get someone's attention below.
(d) He will give up and begin his research again.

13. What action does Tom Benecke take after walking Clare Benecke to the "front-door closet" (10)?
(a) He playfully shoves Clare Benecke.
(b) He opens the door and looks into the hallway.
(c) He helps Clare Benecke on with her coat.
(d) He mutters under his breath.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At what object does Clare Benecke look as she tells Tom Benecke that he works too hard?

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

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

5. Just before Tom Benecke says, "Got to get this done though" (5), what gesture does he make?

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