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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. The narrator describes Tom Benecke as a man who looks like he had played what sport in college?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Football.
(d) Lacrosse.

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) Lexington Avenue.
(d) Jefferson Avenue.

3. Once Tom Benecke finally makes physical contact with the yellow sheet, in what way is the action described?
(a) The tip of his finger is touching it.
(b) He has it by the corner.
(c) His thumb grazes its corner.
(d) He has it between his teeth.

4. Of what material is the clothing made that Tom Benecke dons just before venturing out onto the ledge?
(a) Wool.
(b) Tweed.
(c) Cashmere.
(d) Cotton.

5. On what street do the Beneckes live?
(a) Lexington Street.
(b) Knickerbocker Avenue.
(c) Miller Avenue.
(d) Kensington Avenue.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Saturday afternoons had Tom Benecke spent collecting the data on the escaped piece of paper?

2. Before Tom Benecke pushes the door closed, he hears what sound?

3. When Clare appears "at the end of the hallway" (4), what is she wearing?

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

5. What action does Tom Benecke take just after raising the window?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

5. Describe the character of Tom Benecke.

6. In what way does the theme of deception enter the narrative in the first ten paragraphs of the story?

7. What kinds of implements does Tom Benecke consider in his quest to reach the yellow sheet of paper from his window?

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

9. What does the yellow sheet of paper symbolize?

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

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