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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. 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.

2. The "fear of" what is said to course through Tom Benecke's "nerves and muscles" (39) at one point in the narrative?
(a) The dark.
(b) Heights.
(c) Failure.
(d) Death.

3. What feeling does Tom Benecke get when he closes his eyes while still on the ledge?
(a) He feels optimistic.
(b) He feels powerful.
(c) He feels safer.
(d) He feels confident.

4. Which body part belonging to Tom Benecke smacks down beside the window as the window closes?
(a) His right hand.
(b) His face.
(c) His left hand.
(d) His ear.

5. In what city does Tom Bennecke live?
(a) London.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Paris.
(d) New York City.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Tom Benecke strikes the window with his shoe?

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

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

4. Just before feeling his hand touching the yellow sheet of paper, Tom Benecke is taking what action?

5. What does Tom Benecke admit to hearing and ignoring in the past?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Tom Benecke detects movement inside his apartment, what is the source?

2. What is Finney's purpose for allowing Tom Benecke's shouts for help to go unanswered?

3. Tom Benecke decides in Paragraph 31 that he must not faint. What method does he employ to attain this aim?

4. When Tom Benecke finally looks down, what does he see?

5. Imagining what scene causes Tom Benecke to lose his feelings of calm as he looks through his apartment window?

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

7. What is the impetus for Tom Benecke's realization that he is still holding the yellow sheet of paper between his teeth?

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

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

10. What object does Tom Benecke spit out within the story?

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