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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. What level of success is Tom Benecke intent on pursuing within the grocery store field?
2. Every fifth brick outside of Tom Benecke's living room window has an indent of what length?
3. Tom Benecke wants to change the fact that his name is currently "a name on" (18) what object?
4. Tom Benecke thinks to himself that his innovative idea is perfect for unveiling in what season?
5. At what time does Tom Benecke plan to give the project report to his boss?
Short Essay Questions
1. Tom Benecke realizes at the beginning of the story that the feeling he is experiencing is not heat. What is it instead?
2. Why and how does Finney portray forward momentum as a negative force within business?
3. What event occurs that causes Tom Benecke to bang his head against the building wall, nearly leading to his death?
4. Describe the character of Tom Benecke.
5. How is irony present within Tom Benecke's feeling about the idea of abandoning the yellow sheet of paper?
6. To what aspect of his life does Tom Benecke link his "guilty conscience" (1) at the start of the story?
7. Discuss details of the story suggesting that Tom Benecke knows the choice he is making to stay home is the wrong one?
8. What article of clothing does Tom Benecke don before climbing out of his living room window?
9. What does the yellow sheet of paper symbolize?
10. In what way does the theme of deception enter the narrative in the first ten paragraphs of the story?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is the topic of regret treated within "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket," and how does its treatment relate to the story's depicted messages?
Essay Topic 2
Explicate the theme of blind ambition within "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket." What is Finney's message regarding ambition that comes at any cost and how do you know?
Essay Topic 3
What is the function of Clare’s character within "Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket"? Discuss the characterization methods used by Finney in depicting Clare and include in your discussion of the reasons that Finney portrays Clare in these particular ways.
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