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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of Tom Benecke's shoe does he strike against the window?
(a) The heel.
(b) The tongue.
(c) The toe.
(d) The in-step.

2. When a movement from Tom Benecke's desk catches his eye, what does the movement turn out to be?
(a) The ceiling fan.
(b) Cigarette smoke.
(c) A mouse.
(d) The oven timer.

3. When Tom Benecke is finally able to move again, he is said to move with what type of "slowness" (36)?
(a) Fear-soaked.
(b) Incredible.
(c) Terrible.
(d) Agonizing.

4. Which body part belonging to Tom Benecke smacks down beside the window as the window closes?
(a) His left hand.
(b) His ear.
(c) His face.
(d) His right hand.

5. What does Tom Benecke shout when he is trying to get the attention of passersby below?
(a) Hey.
(b) Help.
(c) Police.
(d) Please.

6. When the window closes, it is said to "drop" (41) in what manner?
(a) Noisily.
(b) Slowly.
(c) Shudderingly.
(d) Silently.

7. When Tom Benecke imagines himself falling, he sees what object getting caught and causing his demise?
(a) A shoelace.
(b) His necktie.
(c) The yellow sheet of paper.
(d) The sleeve of his tweed jacket.

8. What is NOT a part of the mistake Tom Benecke comes to believe he has made in looking down?
(a) He should have gotten used to the view.
(b) He should have stared down at the street.
(c) He should not have risked his life over a work goal.
(d) He should have accepted the view.

9. Tom Benecke refers to his method of concentrating on moving one body part at a time as a what?
(a) A last ditch effort.
(b) An idea.
(c) A technique.
(d) A trick.

10. How wide are the "wood strips" (43) onto which Tom Benecke holds in order to save his own life?
(a) One inche.
(b) Two inches.
(c) A quarter of an inch.
(d) A half an inch.

11. What adjective is used to describe the "barrier" (37) Tom Benecke erects between his mind and body?
(a) Brittle.
(b) Flimsy.
(c) Fortified.
(d) Steel.

12. Tom Benecke is described as being "past awareness" (30) of pain in what part of his body?
(a) His ankle.
(b) His ears.
(c) His chest.
(d) His eyes.

13. 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) Flicker of a television screen.
(d) Flame in a fireplace.

14. What part(s) of Tom Benecke's body strikes the windowsill when the window closes?
(a) His nose.
(b) His wrists.
(c) His forehead.
(d) His elbows.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the davenport in the Beneckes' living room?

2. Tom Benecke draws "the full weight of his upper body forward" (43) by taking what action?

3. The "fear of" what is said to course through Tom Benecke's "nerves and muscles" (39) at one point in the narrative?

4. When Tom Benecke again imagines getting back inside his apartment, he sees himself "clenching" (50) what objects in his hands?

5. In what location does Tom Benecke place the yellow sheet of paper just after he retrieves it from under his fingers?

(see the answer keys)

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