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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. How much of Tom Benecke's mind at one point knows that he is "going to fall" (40)?
(a) A fraction.
(b) A portion.
(c) The majority of it.
(d) A sliver.

2. When Tom Benecke imagines himself falling, he sees what object getting caught and causing his demise?
(a) The yellow sheet of paper.
(b) A shoelace.
(c) The sleeve of his tweed jacket.
(d) His necktie.

3. When the window closes, it is said to "drop" (41) in what manner?
(a) Noisily.
(b) Shudderingly.
(c) Slowly.
(d) Silently.

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

5. What is NOT a physical ailment Tom Benecke is experiencing by the time he considers the length of time before Clare Benecke's arrival?
(a) His hands are stiff.
(b) His face is sunburned.
(c) His thigh muscles are tired.
(d) His knees hurt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Tom Benecke place the object he removes from his mouth?

2. When Tom Benecke thinks for a moment but comes up with no plan, in what way does his body react?

3. What is NOT a part of the mistake Tom Benecke comes to believe he has made in looking down?

4. What type of exclamation does Tom Benecke utter once he feels the yellow sheet of paper under his fingers?

5. Tom Benecke reflects that "no more" (56) than what distance away from him, there are "scores of people" (56)?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Finney's purpose for including the detail that Clare Benecke cannot open the window?

3. What conclusion does Tom Benecke reach about the act of looking down?

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

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

6. What element of the movement inside Tom Benecke's apartment shocks him?

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

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

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

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

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