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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What verb is used to describe the plan Tom Benecke forms for the moment he is back inside his apartment?
(a) Frolic.
(b) Run.
(c) Skip.
(d) Gallivant.

3. What emotion does Tom Benecke feel when he finally looks down from the ledge?
(a) Terror.
(b) Curiosity.
(c) Awe.
(d) Anxiety.

4. What feeling does Tom Benecke get when he closes his eyes while still on the ledge?
(a) He feels powerful.
(b) He feels optimistic.
(c) He feels safer.
(d) He feels confident.

5. When Tom Benecke tries shouting again for the final time, what word is used to describe the way in which he shouts?
(a) Manically.
(b) Deafeningly.
(c) Experimentally.
(d) Desperately.

6. In what way must Tom Benecke look at the windows of the apartment building across the street?
(a) In the reflection of his own window.
(b) With his hand mirror.
(c) Over his shoulder.
(d) By casting his gaze upward.

7. Tom Benecke sees his reflection in what surface that alerts him to the location of the yellow sheet of paper?
(a) His living room window.
(b) His glasses.
(c) The window of the apartment across the street.
(d) His champagne glass.

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 accepted the view.
(c) He should not have risked his life over a work goal.
(d) He should have stared down at the street.

9. Onto what object does Tom Benecke hold when he reverses his backward momentum in order to save his own life?
(a) The narrow wood stripping of the window pane.
(b) The wide metal stripping of the window pane.
(c) The flag pole.
(d) The wooden frame of the metal screen.

10. When three objects are described as being a certain length away from Tom Benecke's nose, how far away are they said to be?
(a) 6 feet.
(b) 6 inches.
(c) 2 feet.
(d) 3 feet.

11. What is NOT a characteristic Tom Benecke imagines his apartment to be when he conjures the image in his mind?
(a) Cheerful.
(b) Warm.
(c) Full of guests.
(d) Incredibly spacious.

12. What action takes place the moment that Tom Benecke regains his momentum toward the building wall?
(a) His chest touches the windowsill.
(b) His forehead touches the windowsill.
(c) He throws the yellow sheet of paper down to the street below.
(d) His elbow touches the yellow sheet of paper.

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

14. For what reason does Tom Benecke put his shoe back on after it fails to shatter the window?
(a) His footing is uneven with one shoe off.
(b) His foot is cold.
(c) His sock has no traction.
(d) He has no hope that the shoe will ever shatter the window.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What part(s) of Tom Benecke's body strikes the windowsill when the window closes?

2. Where does Tom Benecke place the object he removes from his mouth?

3. When Tom Benecke uses a reflection to locate the yellow piece of paper, where is it?

4. Tom Benecke thinks to himself that once he is back inside his apartment, he will "release" (50) what?

5. What object does Tom Benecke spit out during the story?

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