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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. One part of the man with the pistol's body is said to "keep" (20) doing what?
(a) Falling asleep.
(b) Twitching.
(c) Swinging.
(d) Fidgeting.

2. One element in the chain reaction happening within Anders's brain is named as "ion" (35) what?
(a) Complexities.
(b) Transmissions.
(c) Transports.
(d) Beams.

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

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

5. Just before the man with the pistol prods Anders with the gun once again, Anders begins "to develop a sense of" (20) what?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) Nostalgia.
(c) Terror.
(d) Unease.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action does Anders take in order to keep himself from laughing?

2. What is NOT a way in which the man with the pistol's eyes are described?

3. To what location does Anders direct his eyes after the man with the pistol first demands that Anders adjust his gaze?

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

5. What part of the brain is NOT mentioned as collecting pieces of bone as the bullet destroys Anders's skull?

Short Essay Questions

1. What specific reaction does Anders have to his vision of a cartoon bubble and how do you know?

2. What appears to be the source of the man with the pistol's anger toward Anders?

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

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

5. What is ironic about the mural artist's portrayal of the story of Zeus and Europa?

6. Where are the entrance and exit wounds inflicted by the bullet to Anders's head?

7. What piece of 1940s slang does the man with the pistol use and how does Anders react?

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

9. To what question does Anders answer, "No" in Paragraph 20 before he fights to maintain decorum?

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

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