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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 29-35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After striking the guard, the man with the shotgun moves toward what object?
(a) The vault door.
(b) The front door.
(c) The employee lockers.
(d) The security gate.

2. The memory that emerges within Anders's conscious mind takes place in what season?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Summer.

3. What verb is used to describe the effect the bullet has on Anders's skull when he is shot?
(a) Smash.
(b) Crush.
(c) Shatter.
(d) Splinter.

4. What color are the ski masks worn by the bank robbers?
(a) Plaid.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

5. What phrase does the man with the pistol utter that causes Anders to tell him, "Oh, bravo" (8)?
(a) Dead meat.
(b) Oh my gosh.
(c) Hurry up.
(d) Cement shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times in total does Anders repeat the word uttered by the man with the pistol just before Anders is shot?

2. The first appearance of the bullet in what part of the brain "set[s] off" (35) a chain reaction?

3. What does the man with the pistol do with the pistol just before shooting Anders in the head?

4. What verb is used to describe the movement of Anders's bones after a bullet enters his skull?

5. The narrator states that Anders "would have" (35) felt in what way about the phrase "passed before his eyes" (35)?

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