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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 amount of "disappointment" (51) does Tom Benecke feel when the coin does not break the window?
(a) None.
(b) A great deal.
(c) An appropriate amount.
(d) Very little.

2. 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) Knelt.
(b) Cross-legged.
(c) Stood.
(d) Crouched.

3. Which of Tom Benecke's body parts first encounters "emptiness" (40) while sliding along the brick?
(a) His right hand.
(b) His left hand.
(c) His right foot.
(d) His left foot.

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

5. When a movement from Tom Benecke's desk catches his eye, what does the movement turn out to be?
(a) The oven timer.
(b) Cigarette smoke.
(c) A mouse.
(d) The ceiling fan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of Tom Benecke's shoe does he strike against the window?

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

3. What does Tom Benecke shout when he is trying to get the attention of passersby below?

4. When Tom Benecke again imagines getting back inside his apartment, he sees himself "clenching" (50) what objects in his hands?

5. What is NOT a characteristic Tom Benecke imagines his apartment to be when he conjures the image in his mind?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what manner does Tom Benecke find the yellow sheet of paper?

2. How is the motif of the carnivalesque apparent within Tom Benecke's image of what he will do when he regains access to his apartment?

3. What causes Tom Benecke to smile even though he is still in peril?

4. What objects does Tom Benecke use in an attempt to break the window?

5. What features of the building does Tom Benecke use as finger-holds during his venture?

6. What is the significance of Tom Benecke's act of spitting out the object that is in his mouth?

7. For what reason will Clare Benecke be unable to help Tom Benecke herself when she arrives home?

8. What else happens when Tom Benecke's wrists are "jarred" (41) from the frame of the window?

9. What is Tom Benecke's reaction when he looks down?

10. Describe the way in which canine-involved language is used within the story and for what purpose.

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