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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. When three objects are described as being a certain length away from Tom Benecke's nose, how far away are they said to be?
(a) 6 inches.
(b) 3 feet.
(c) 6 feet.
(d) 2 feet.

2. Of what type of material are Tom Benecke's shoes crafted?
(a) Leather.
(b) Canvas.
(c) Patent leather.
(d) Tweed.

3. Tom Benecke is described as being "past awareness" (30) of pain in what part of his body?
(a) His ankle.
(b) His chest.
(c) His eyes.
(d) His ears.

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 ear.
(d) His left hand.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much of Tom Benecke's mind at one point knows that he is "going to fall" (40)?

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

3. When a movement from Tom Benecke's desk catches his eye, what does the movement turn out to be?

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

5. In a window across the street, Tom Benecke sees "the blue-gray" (56) what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Tom Benecke's estimate about when his wife Clare Benecke will likely return home?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. For what reasons does Tom Benecke finally decide that he cannot possibly wait on the ledge until Clare Benecke returns home?

9. What is the setting of the story and how does it affect the story's mood?

10. In what position does Tom Benecke end up when the window closes?

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