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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom is "Buzz him in" said in Paragraph 10?
(a) Anders.
(b) The bank manager.
(c) The tellers.
(d) The man with the pistol.

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

3. When the man with the shotgun comes to the empty teller station, at whom does he look?
(a) At the man with the pistol.
(b) At the missing teller.
(c) At Anders.
(d) At the bank manager.

4. The short story named by Anders is written by which famous author?
(a) Ernest Hemingway.
(b) Flannery O'Connor.
(c) Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
(d) John Steinbeck.

5. Behind how many women does Anders become "stuck" (1) in the bank queue?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) Several.

6. One of the robbers' comments reminds Anders of what short story?
(a) "The Yellow Wallpaper."
(b) "A Good Man is Hard to Find."
(c) "The Chrysanthemums."
(d) "The Killers."

7. To what part of the guard's body does the man with the shotgun strike a blow?
(a) Square in the nose.
(b) On the bridge of the foot.
(c) In the kneecap.
(d) Between the shoulder blades.

8. Anders sarcastically compares the complaint of the woman in front of him to what social issue?
(a) Sexism.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Hunger.
(d) War.

9. Anders is unable to get to the bank until "just before" (1) when?
(a) Lunch hour.
(b) Closing time.
(c) The shift change.
(d) Five o'clock.

10. What adjective is used to describe the line Anders faces when he gets to the bank?
(a) Jagged.
(b) Short.
(c) Long.
(d) Endless.

11. The man with the pistol calls Anders what kind of "boy" (14)?
(a) Bank.
(b) Brave.
(c) Naive.
(d) Bright.

12. Who asks the question, "Whose slot is that" (11)?
(a) The man with the pistol.
(b) The man with the shotgun.
(c) The woman in line in front of Anders.
(d) The bank manager

13. The woman in front of Anders in line looks at Anders with what type of eyes in Paragraph 9?
(a) Drowning.
(b) Murderous.
(c) Questioning.
(d) Pleading.

14. Anders sarcastically compares the complaint of the woman in front of him to what medical emergency?
(a) Chopping off the wrong arm.
(b) Chopping off the wrong leg.
(c) Chopping off an appendage.
(d) Chopping off a finger.

15. In what position is the guard lying after taking a blow from the man with the shotgun?
(a) Lying on his back.
(b) Lying on his stomach.
(c) Kneeling.
(d) Sitting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term is used to refer to the relationship between the bank robbers?

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

3. Anders uses what term to mentally describe the woman in front of him in line who has just spoken to him?

4. What color are the ski masks worn by the bank robbers?

5. What verb is used to describe the way in which a robber walks along the line of bank tellers?

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