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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. In order to "save his life" (31), Tom Benecke takes what action when he believes he may faint?
2. What color is the rug of the Beneckes' apartment?
3. In what location does Tom Benecke place the yellow sheet of paper just after he retrieves it from under his fingers?
4. What emotion does Tom Benecke feel when he finally looks down from the ledge?
5. Tom Benecke estimates that it will be at least how long before Clare Benecke arrives back to their apartment?
Short Essay Questions
1. For what reason will Clare Benecke be unable to help Tom Benecke herself when she arrives home?
2. What is the setting of the story and how does it affect the story's mood?
3. What is Tom Benecke's estimate about when his wife Clare Benecke will likely return home?
4. What is Tom Benecke's reaction when he looks down?
5. What is the impetus for Tom Benecke's realization that he is still holding the yellow sheet of paper between his teeth?
6. What features of the building does Tom Benecke use as finger-holds during his venture?
7. What conclusion does Tom Benecke reach about the act of looking down?
8. What causes Tom Benecke to smile even though he is still in peril?
9. What is Finney's purpose for including the detail that Clare Benecke cannot open the window?
10. In what position does Tom Benecke end up when the window closes?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
What is the message within "Content of a Dead Man's Pocket" concerning the link between deception and misery?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Finney’s messages about guilt and responsibility within "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket."
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