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This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 141 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Bullet in the Brain Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 141 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The women in front of Anders look at the bank teller in what manner when she begins to have a conversation with another bank employee?
(a) Suspiciously.
(b) In a silent plea.
(c) With questioning eyes.
(d) With hatred.

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

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

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

5. Against what part of Anders's body does the man with the pistol press his gun?
(a) The temple.
(b) The back.
(c) The chest.
(d) The stomach.

Short Answer Questions

1. The man with the pistol uses what adjective to describe the teller he instructs to fill her bag?

2. Immediately after Anders's evocation of a Biblical place, the woman in front of him takes what action?

3. The man with the shotgun fastens the guard's hands together using what method?

4. Anders refers to the bank robbers using what phrase?

5. In which direction does the man with the shotgun pass the shotgun when he gives it to the other bank robber?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Wolff use allusion within the story?

2. Describe the setting in the opening of the story "Bullet in the Brain."

3. How is the motif of violence featured within the very first section of the story?

4. For what purpose does the man with the sawed-off shotgun put down his weapon at one point?

5. What evidence points to the conclusion that Wolff wants the reader to view Anders's actions as selfish?

6. What is the first question the man with the pistol asks Anders and what is Anders's reply?

7. Describe the man with the sawed-off shotgun.

8. Provide an account of the chain reaction that leads to Wolff's revelation of the story's main conflict.

9. How does the theme of social status or class come into play within the story?

10. What is the first command the man with the pistol gives to Anders and how does Anders respond?

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