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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 Clare Benecke coming home and "glancing up to see him" (52) on the other side of the window, what word is used to indicate his position?
(a) Cross-legged.
(b) Crouched.
(c) Stood.
(d) Knelt.

2. When Tom Benecke again imagines getting back inside his apartment, he sees himself "clenching" (50) what objects in his hands?
(a) The yellow sheet of paper.
(b) Tufts of the rug.
(c) Flowers.
(d) His hair.

3. The theater sign Tom Benecke sees below him is said to be "blocks ahead past" (29) what street?
(a) Sixteenth.
(b) Third.
(c) Thirty-third.
(d) Fiftieth.

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

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

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

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

8. What happens when Tom Benecke strikes the glass with the "heel of his hand" (48)?
(a) He drops the yellow sheet of paper.
(b) The window shatters.
(c) A crack forms in the glass.
(d) His arm rebounds from the glass.

9. What object does Tom Benecke spit out during the story?
(a) A mint.
(b) A plug of chewing tobacco.
(c) A corner of the yellow sheet of paper.
(d) A piece of gum.

10. What part of Tom Benecke's body first scrapes "hard against the wall" (30), nearly causing him to fall?
(a) His knee.
(b) His ankle.
(c) His elbow.
(d) His head.

11. After the window closes with Tom Benecke outside, what position does he assume?
(a) He kneels.
(b) He stands.
(c) He sits.
(d) He crouches.

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

13. 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.

14. Tom Benecke estimates that it will be at least how long before Clare Benecke arrives back to their apartment?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 4 hours.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 3 hours.

15. What color is being displayed by the traffic lights Tom Benecke sees below him?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Yellow, changing to red.
(d) Yellow.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Tom Benecke imagines Clare Benecke returning home to find him outside, he describes her face using what two adjectives?

2. What does Tom Benecke believe will happen if his mental "barrier" (37) fails?

3. What type of coin does Tom Benecke use in an attempt to break his living room window?

4. When Tom Benecke is finally able to move again, he is said to move with what type of "slowness" (36)?

5. Tom Benecke reflects that "no more" (56) than what distance away from him, there are "scores of people" (56)?

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