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

2. What question does the man with the pistol ask Anders after he has put the pistol against a part of Anders's body?
(a) "What is wrong with you?"
(b) "Are you serious?"
(c) "What's so funny?"
(d) "Are you going to shut up?"

3. Which figure depicted in the bank ceiling mural appears as a cow?
(a) Eve.
(b) Pandora.
(c) Europa.
(d) Persephone.

4. Anders muses that at the moment, he "has no choice but to" (26) take what action in relation to the work of the artist responsible for painting the ceiling?
(a) Celebrate.
(b) Regard.
(c) Examine.
(d) Scrutinize.

5. What kind of shoes is the man with the pistol wearing?
(a) Loafers.
(b) Moccasins.
(c) Wing-tips.
(d) Oxfords.

Short Answer Questions

1. What female figure does Anders reflect upon as he is gazing at the bank ceiling?

2. The man with the pistol finally takes what action that snaps Anders out of his fog?

3. The man with the pistol tells Anders that if Anders takes what action, the man will dole out a consequence?

4. One element in the chain reaction happening within Anders's brain is named as "ion" (35) what?

5. How many questions does the man with the pistol ask Anders before Anders answers "No" the second time?

Short Essay Questions

1. Wolff compares the speeds of what two objects within Paragraph 35?

2. In what way does the narrator make a distinction between different kinds of time?

3. What evidence is there to suggest that Anders does recognize positive aspects of even art he considers subpar?

4. Describe the eyes of the man with the pistol.

5. What season and time of day are portrayed within Anders's one witnessed memory?

6. What is Anders's reply to the question he is asked the third time he is called "Bright boy" (27)?

7. Discuss an instance of irony within Anders's final moments.

8. The man with the pistol wonders aloud if Anders views him in what way?

9. Discuss an instance of irony within the story.

10. In what way does Anders react to the man with the pistol's use of 1940s slang and what is the end result?

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