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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. What does Tom Benecke feel on his face when he ducks his head under the window and looks outside?
(a) Cold air.
(b) A fly.
(c) Dry leaves.
(d) The sun.

2. What are the final words Tom Benecke says to Clare Benecke before she leaves the apartment?
(a) Please be careful.
(b) Have a good time.
(c) Be back before midnight.
(d) I love you.

3. At what piece of furniture does Tom Benecke sit at the beginning of the story?
(a) A dining room table.
(b) A secretary.
(c) A desk.
(d) A breakfast nook.

4. What verb is used to describe the action of the door when Tom Benecke starts "to close the door" (11)?
(a) Complains.
(b) Squeaks.
(c) Resists.
(d) Protests.

5. What is the nature of Tom Benecke's innovative idea concerning the grocery business?
(a) He has an idea for a new display method.
(b) He has an idea for a marketing campaign.
(c) He has an idea to put bar codes on all grocery items.
(d) He has an idea to host a contest for the customers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once Tom Benecke finally makes physical contact with the yellow sheet, in what way is the action described?

2. Immediately after Tom Benecke interacts with the window ledge in some way, he takes what action?

3. How many stories above the street is Tom Benecke located once he is out on the ledge?

4. "The air from the building hallway" (10) smells of what?

5. What adjective does the narrator use to indicate how Tom Benecke feels about the idea of abandoning the yellow piece of paper?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the setting of the story "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket," and how is the setting used to amplify suspense?

2. What, if any, direct benefit does Tom Benecke believe he will receive in exchange for his idea for a new method of display?

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

4. What article of clothing does Tom Benecke don before climbing out of his living room window?

5. What does the yellow sheet of paper symbolize?

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

7. In what way does the outside contrast with the inside throughout the story and for what purpose?

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

9. How does Tom Benecke feel about the idea of abandoning the yellow sheet of paper at the beginning of the story?

10. Why and how does Finney portray forward momentum as a negative force within business?

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