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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. Tom Benecke reflects that "no more" (56) than what distance away from him, there are "scores of people" (56)?
2. Which body part belonging to Tom Benecke smacks down beside the window as the window closes?
3. What happens when Tom Benecke strikes the window with his shoe?
4. What is NOT a physical ailment Tom Benecke is experiencing by the time he considers the length of time before Clare Benecke's arrival?
5. In what city does Tom Bennecke live?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what manner does Tom Benecke find the yellow sheet of paper?
2. For what reason will Clare Benecke be unable to help Tom Benecke herself when she arrives home?
3. For what reasons does Tom Benecke finally decide that he cannot possibly wait on the ledge until Clare Benecke returns home?
4. What causes Tom Benecke to smile even though he is still in peril?
5. What is the setting of the story and how does it affect the story's mood?
6. What object does Tom Benecke spit out within the story?
7. What element of the movement inside Tom Benecke's apartment shocks him?
8. Imagining what scene causes Tom Benecke to lose his feelings of calm as he looks through his apartment window?
9. When Tom Benecke detects movement inside his apartment, what is the source?
10. What else happens when Tom Benecke's wrists are "jarred" (41) from the frame of the window?
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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