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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What term is used to refer to the relationship between the bank robbers?
(a) Comrades.
(b) Partners.
(c) Pals.
(d) Friends.

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

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

6. The man with the shotgun fastens the guard's hands together using what method?
(a) Twist ties.
(b) Zip ties.
(c) Ropes.
(d) Handcuffs.

7. Who is the first character to whom Anders speaks after the robbery begins?
(a) The bank manager.
(b) The woman in front of him in line.
(c) The misplaced bank teller.
(d) The man with the pistol.

8. Anders is said to utilize what element in every review he writes?
(a) Savagery.
(b) Shards of glass.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Brilliance.

9. What adjective does Anders add as a qualifier to the name he mentally calls the woman in front of him in line?
(a) Pessimistic.
(b) Presumptuous.
(c) Nasty.
(d) Boring.

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

11. What verb is used to describe the way in which a robber walks along the line of bank tellers?
(a) Slink.
(b) Stroll.
(c) Lurch.
(d) Saunter.

12. 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 gets angry.
(c) She turns tail and runs.
(d) She goes silent.

13. With what sort of blow does the man with the shotgun strike the guard in a certain part of the guard's body?
(a) A punch.
(b) A kick.
(c) A smack.
(d) A shove.

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

15. 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 the bank manager.
(d) At Anders.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Anders's profession in the story "Bullet in the Brain"?

2. What two adjectives does Anders use to characterize the conversation of the women ahead of him?

3. Anders sarcastically compares the complaint of the woman in front of him to what social issue?

4. The short story named by Anders is written by which famous author?

5. Again with the inclusion of sarcasm in his voice, Anders invokes the name of what Biblical place in response to the woman in front of him in line?

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