Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket

Is it internal or external conflict?
Tom Benecke's battle with the window.

• Internal

• External

What does Tom try not to do when he's making his way across the ledge?

• think about what he's doing

• move too quickly

• lose his glasses

• look down

When Tom is out on the building's ledge, his conflicts are...

• internal

• external

• both

Which THREE things did Tom do to try and get the attention of people in other buildings or down on the sidewalk?

• wave his arms

• yell

• drop papers from his pockets

• light papers on fire

• drop coins from his pocket

What does Tom's yellow paper have written all over it, and what do you think that paper symbolizes? Be specific.

Evaluate responses using AI:

OFF

"Contents of the dead man's pockets, he thought, one sheet of paper bearing penciled notations - ________________."

• incomprehensible

• projection

• discarding

• confirmation

"As he saw the yellow paper, the pencil flying, scooped off the desk and, _________ by the glass window, sail out into the night and out of his life, Tom Benecke burst into laughter and then closed the door behind him."

• irrelevantly

• unimpeded

• incomprehensible

• interminable

What is the primary theme of 'Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket'?

• A) The value of human life over material pursuits

• B) The inevitability of death

• C) The importance of friendship

• D) The power of nature

Which literary device is predominantly used in 'Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket' to create tension?

• A) Foreshadowing

• B) Irony

• C) Suspense

• D) Metaphor

What does the yellow paper symbolize in the story?

• A) Tom's career ambitions

• B) Tom's family

• C) Tom's fear of heights

• D) Tom's past mistakes