20 Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket Text - http://www.is.wayne.edu/mnissani/2030/deadman.htm Contents of the Dead Mans Pockets    Study guide 1. Why is Tom Benecke upset when the yellow sheet of paper flies out the window? 2. When Tom sees the paper caught outside his apartment window he first tries _________________________________________________________________. 3.Where is the sheet of paper caught? 4.Tom remains calm and confident out on the ledge until ____________________________________________________________________. 5.What happens while Tom is outside on the ledge? 6. What does Tom think of while he is on the ledge? 7.How does Tom try to attract attention? 8.When Tom finally reenters his apartment what does he do? 9. What are the conflicts in the story? 10.What is the climax of the story? 11. What do you think is the purpose of the story? 12. Vocabulary deftness imperceptibly interminable unimpeded Extra Credit Jack Finney Obituary Learn about Finneys life and works by reading his obituary from the New York Times. How is his preoccupation with the nature of time reflected in "Contents of a Dead Mans Pocket"? Visit my other links: Jack Finney Text