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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 10-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The women in front of Anders take what action when they see the bank teller having a conversation with another bank employee?
(a) They push their way to the front of the line.
(b) They threaten to call the police.
(c) They break off their conversation.
(d) They yell at the bank teller.

2. The narrator characterizes the "peculiar" (10) motion of the man with the shotgun by settling on what term?
(a) Torpor.
(b) Rigidity.
(c) Calm.
(d) Languidity.

3. What verb is used to describe the fastening of the guard's hands together?
(a) Secure.
(b) Safeguard.
(c) Freeze.
(d) Lock.

4. How does the woman respond to Anders's sarcastic manner of speaking to her, according to the narrator?
(a) She stands her ground.
(b) She goes silent.
(c) She turns tail and runs.
(d) She gets angry.

5. Anders refers to the bank robbers using what phrase?
(a) The lower classes.
(b) The dangerous classes.
(c) The ignorant classes.
(d) The brutish classes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who opens the security gate leading to the bank tellers' stations?

2. Into what position does the man with the shotgun force the security guard?

3. The woman in front of Anders says that she thinks that the bank is treating their customers in what "way" (4)?

4. To what part of the guard's body does the man with the shotgun strike a blow?

5. When the customers turn toward the bank robbers, they see the two men standing in what location?

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