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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. When the window closes, it is said to "drop" (41) in what manner?
2. What is NOT a characteristic Tom Benecke imagines his apartment to be when he conjures the image in his mind?
3. What part of Tom Benecke's body first scrapes "hard against the wall" (30), nearly causing him to fall?
4. Onto what object does Tom Benecke hold when he reverses his backward momentum in order to save his own life?
5. How many windows in the apartment building across the street are lit up?
Short Essay Questions
1. What conclusion does Tom Benecke reach about the act of looking down?
2. Tom Benecke decides in Paragraph 31 that he must not faint. What method does he employ to attain this aim?
3. In what manner does Tom Benecke find the yellow sheet of paper?
4. In what position does Tom Benecke end up when the window closes?
5. What causes Tom Benecke to smile even though he is still in peril?
6. When Tom Benecke finally looks down, what does he see?
7. What is Tom Benecke's reaction when he looks down?
8. Describe the way in which canine-involved language is used within the story and for what purpose.
9. What is Finney's purpose for allowing Tom Benecke's shouts for help to go unanswered?
10. Imagining what scene causes Tom Benecke to lose his feelings of calm as he looks through his apartment window?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Look carefully at the passages of the story that describe the relationship between Tom and Clare Benecke. What is Finney’s purpose for portraying the relationship in the manner that he does?
Essay Topic 3
Determine Jack Finney's message within "Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket" regarding the idea that a person’s entire life can be wasted in the pursuit of success in business.
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