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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Just before Tom Benecke says, "Got to get this done though" (5), what gesture does he make?
2. Once the object is outside, it first lands on a ledge how far below the Beneckes' window?
3. What animal does Jack Finney use to describe the way in which Tom Benecke shuffles along?
4. How many stories above the street is Tom Benecke located once he is out on the ledge?
5. Tom Benecke thinks to himself that if the yellow piece of paper does fall to the street, he will take what action?
Short Essay Questions
1. Discuss the way in which Finney uses the hypothetical with a particular purpose in mind in Paragraph 20.
2. Describe the character of Tom Benecke.
3. What evidence points toward the fact that Clare Benecke often goes out by herself because Tom Benecke has to work?
4. Discuss details of the story suggesting that Tom Benecke knows the choice he is making to stay home is the wrong one?
5. In what way does the physical description of the exterior of Tom Benecke's apartment dovetail with the theme of isolation?
6. Tom Benecke realizes at the beginning of the story that the feeling he is experiencing is not heat. What is it instead?
7. What is the setting of the story "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket," and how is the setting used to amplify suspense?
8. Why and how does Finney portray forward momentum as a negative force within business?
9. How does Tom Benecke feel about the idea of abandoning the yellow sheet of paper at the beginning of the story?
10. What does the yellow sheet of paper symbolize?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within "Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket," and what is the Finney's message regarding these themes?
Essay Topic 2
Research the 1950s in relation to the business world and create a claim linking the historical context of the story "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket" with one of its main messages.
Essay Topic 3
Finney uses sensory details frequently by the author in order to create vivid pictures of Tom Benecke’s progression through the narrative. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used by Finney serve his creation of a more vivid character.
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