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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What street does Tom Benecke see "stretched out for miles ahead" (28) when he finally looks down?
(a) Knickerbocker Avenue.
(b) Remington Avenue.
(c) Jefferson Avenue.
(d) Lexington Avenue.

3. What action does Tom Benecke take just after raising the window?
(a) He curses.
(b) He adds a note to the yellow sheet of paper.
(c) He dusts off his hands.
(d) He sweeps the floor.

4. What color is paper around which the story revolves?
(a) Blue.
(b) Pink.
(c) White.
(d) Yellow.

5. How far below the bottom of Tom Benecke's living room window is the ledge located?
(a) 2 feet.
(b) 1 foot.
(c) 6 inches.
(d) 1 yard.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what room of the apartment is Tom Benecke's desk located?

2. What color is Clare Benecke's hair?

3. In what location is Clare when she replies to Tom Benecke's query about going out alone?

4. Every fifth brick outside of Tom Benecke's living room window has an indent of what length?

5. At what time does Clare leave the Beneckes' apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the use of the sound motif within the first section of the story.

2. What event occurs that causes Tom Benecke to bang his head against the building wall, nearly leading to his death?

3. How is irony present within Tom Benecke's feeling about the idea of abandoning the yellow sheet of paper?

4. For what reason does Tom Benecke feel that he needs to finish his work project quickly?

5. What evidence points toward the fact that Clare Benecke often goes out by herself because Tom Benecke has to work?

6. Describe the character of Tom Benecke.

7. Discuss details of the story suggesting that Tom Benecke knows the choice he is making to stay home is the wrong one?

8. Tom Benecke realizes at the beginning of the story that the feeling he is experiencing is not heat. What is it instead?

9. What does the yellow sheet of paper symbolize?

10. What types of information are written upon the yellow sheet of paper?

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