Comprehension
Cause and Effect
Conflict and Resolution
Vocab and Grammar
Miscellaneous
100
Name of the main character
What is Tom Benecke
100
Define cause
What is an event, an action, or a situation that produces a result.
100
Define conflict
What is a struggle between two forces
100
Define convoluted
What is twisted in a complicated way
100
City the story takes place.
What is New York
200
At the beginning of the story, what seems to be the most important thing in Tom Benecke's life? 1. opening the window that always sticks 2. going to the movies with his wife 3. getting paid at the end of the week 4. getting a promotion at work
What is getting a promotion at work
200
Define effect
What is the result produced.
200
Define resolution
What is the winning result from when the conflict intensifies. Strong determination; a plan or decision.
200
Define: reveling
What is taking great pleasure or delight
200
True or False: Tom is liked by his coworkers
What is False, he feels like a nobody or outcast. The whole story revolves around him trying to get his coworkers to like him.
300
Which of the following events happened first in the story: a. Tom thought about what the police would find in his pockets. b. Tom dropped coins from his pockets to the street below. c. Tom watched his wife get ready to go out alone. d. Tom smashed his fist through the window.
What is Tom watched his wife get ready to go out alone
300
What event causes Tom to go out on the ledge?
What is Tom's paper flies out the window.
300
What is the moment of high suspense in the story? a. Clare leaves b. Tom looks down and panics c. Tom stares through the window into his living room d. Tom sees the yellow paper fly out the window a second time
What is Tom looks down and panics
300
Identify the proper nouns in the following sentence: He watched her walk down the hall, flicked a hand in response as she waved, and then he started to close the door, but it resisted for a moment.
What is there is no proper nouns in this sentence. Just be cause He is capitalized at the beginning of the sentence does not mean it is a proper noun.
300
Why does Tom stop calling for help?
What is Tom stops calling for help because he realizes that, ordinarily, he ignores any shouts he hears in the night. He thinks other New Yorkers will do the same.
400
Why does Tom decide to stay home?
What is Tom decides not to go to the movies because he wants to write an interoffice memo that will bolster his reputation at work.
400
What event causes Tom to panic?
What is he sees the street below him.
400
Which is an example of internal conflict? a. Tom's efforts to open the window b. Tom's struggle to stay on the ledge c. Tom's attempts to get someone to listen d. Tom's struggle to overcome his fear
What is Tom's struggle to overcome his fear
400
How many common and proper nouns are there in following sentence: If Tom hits the window with even imperceptibly less force than is needed to break it, the recoil will send him hurtling to his death.
What is common: 4 (he, it, him are all pronouns and they do not count) proper: 1
400
What cause Tom to begin moving along the ledge?
What is Tom is afraid that the things he imagines will happen if he does not move, so he forces himself not to think about anything but moving along the ledge.
500
Why can't Tom wait for Clare to get home?
What is Tom has been outside for only 8 minutes. Clare won't be back for another 4 hours. Tom thinks it's almost physically impossible to stay outside on the ledge, kneeling and cramped, for that long.
500
What effect does Tom hope the burning papers and the falling coin will have?
What is he hopes someone will see the burning papers or someone will be hit by a coin, look up from the street, and see him.
500
Two types of conflict
What is internal and external conflict
500
Define deftness
What is skillfulness
500
The author of "Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket"
What is Jack Finney
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