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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 asks Anders whether Anders thinks that the man is "some kind of" (29) what?
(a) Patsy.
(b) Clown.
(c) Idiot.
(d) Creep.

2. When the narrator describes Anders trying not to laugh, he is said to be fighting "back the" (20) what?
(a) Giggles.
(b) Titters.
(c) Hysterics.
(d) Guffaws.

3. What adjective is used to describe the ceiling of the bank?
(a) Bumpy.
(b) Domed.
(c) Dilapidated.
(d) Yellowing.

4. What is NOT described as one of the few tricks "the artist" who created the bank mural had "up his sleeve" (26)?
(a) A glint of sunshine on the leaves.
(b) A coy backward glance on the faces of the cupids.
(c) A rosy blush on the underside of the clouds.
(d) A coy backward glance on the faces of the fauns.

5. The memory that emerges within Anders's conscious mind takes place on a day how many years previous?
(a) 50.
(b) 40.
(c) 30.
(d) 20.

6. What verb is used to describe the way in which the bullet travels through Anders's brain?
(a) Flew.
(b) Sped.
(c) Raged.
(d) Ploughed.

7. What adjective is NOT used to describe the pace of the bullet, in comparison to the speed of a different object?
(a) Glacial.
(b) Sluggish.
(c) Pitiful.
(d) Pathetic.

8. Which figure depicted in the bank ceiling mural appears as a bull?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Pan.
(c) Adam.
(d) John the Baptist.

9. The man with the pistol uses what object to finally direct Anders's gaze toward the bank ceiling?
(a) His pistol.
(b) His fist.
(c) His knife.
(d) His fingers.

10. The narrator states that Anders "would have" (35) felt in what way about the phrase "passed before his eyes" (35)?
(a) He would have recognized it.
(b) He would have rejected it.
(c) He would have believed in it.
(d) He would have abhorred it.

11. Anders is said to have noticed the main quality of the figures on the ceiling how long ago?
(a) Many years ago.
(b) Several months ago.
(c) A few weeks ago.
(d) Decades ago.

12. What gesture does Anders make when he laughs near the end of his life?
(a) He puts his hands in his pockets.
(b) He covers his mouth with both hands.
(c) He holds his stomach.
(d) He crosses his arms.

13. Between utterances of the word the man with the pistol had just said, Anders invokes the name of what deity?
(a) Allah.
(b) Jesus.
(c) God.
(d) Jehovah.

14. What action does Anders take in order to keep himself from laughing?
(a) He pinches the inside of his wrist.
(b) He stands on his own foot.
(c) He stares into the eyes of the man with the pistol.
(d) He stares into the eyes of the man with the shotgun.

15. How many questions does the man with the pistol ask Anders before Anders answers "No" the first time (30)?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. The origin of the memory that arises within Anders's conscious mind is described with the use of what adjective?

2. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the style of the old bank building?

3. Once inside the brain, the bullet is said to come "under the mediation of" what kind of "time" (35)?

4. The barrel of the gun is said to have what effect on Anders's body?

5. How many "feet per second" (35) is the bullet said to be moving after it strikes a particular object?

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