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WorksheetsContent of a Dead Man's Pocket Comprehension Quiz
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
One CONFLICT of the story takes place between ...
Tom and his boss
Tom and his own ambition
Tom and his wife
Tom and a book of matches
The SETTING of "Content of a Dead Man's Pocket" provides ...
beauty
humor
suspense
romance
All of the following describe Tom's INTERNAL CONFLICTS except ...
deciding between work and the movies
overcoming his fear
fighting the temptation to look down
rescuing the paper from the ledge
In the story's sequence of events, which event happens last?
Tom breaks the window.
Tom lights the matches.
Clare goes to the movies.
Tom steps out on to the ledge.
The author slows down time by ...
using flashback and foreshadowing
describing the events moment by moment
setting the story on the eleventh floor ledge
focusing on one character
At the RESOLUTION of "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket" Tom realizes that ...
Work is less important.
Work is more important.
Family and work are of equal importance.
Family is less important.
The prefix re- means:
no;not
forward
again
below
The prefix un- means:
no;not
forward
again
below
The prefix sub- means:
no;not
forward
again
below
What does the prefix pro- mean?
no;not
forward
again
below
Tom crept on the ledge, holding his breath, then let out a great __________________ of air.
projection
exhalation
confirmation
imperceptibly
So _____________________ did he move that Tom felt as if he were standing still.
incomprehensible
interminable
unimpeded
imperceptibly
He had been on the ledge, he thought, an ______________ length of time.
interminable
irrelevantly
incomprehensible
imperceptibly
However, his burning cigarette was _____________ that he had actually been there only a few minutes.
exhalation
irrelevantly
confirmation
incomprehensible
Staring at his unreadable, ____________________ scrawl on the sheet of paper, he wondered why the work had seemed so important.
projection
rebounded
confirmation
incomprehensible
What causes the "barrier" to break?
The yellow paper flying out the window
When Tom looks down and sees the traffic below
When Tom thinks about the contrast between being on the ledge and the safety of his apartment.
When Tom decides to start trying to break the window with different objects.
What does the phrase "to keep at bay" mean?
to close by
to keep in the water
to keep away
to remain balanced
