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.

"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