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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When the customers turn toward the bank robbers, they see the two men standing in what location?
2. The man with the shotgun moves with "a peculiar" (10) what?
3. The man with the pistol uses what adjective to describe the teller he instructs to fill her bag?
4. 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?
5. The man with the pistol calls Anders what kind of "boy" (14)?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the first question the man with the pistol asks Anders and what is Anders's reply?
2. Anders refers to the conflict at the center of the story as what object? Why?
3. Contrast Anders's reaction to the bank robbery with the reaction of the woman in front of Anders in line.
4. How does the theme of social status or class come into play within the story?
5. How does Wolff use allusion within the story?
6. Name the violent actions taken by the man with the sawed-off shotgun.
7. How does Anders invoke the idea of justice within the scene of the robbery?
8. For what purpose does the man with the sawed-off shotgun put down his weapon at one point?
9. What evidence points to the conclusion that Wolff wants the reader to view Anders's actions as selfish?
10. How is the motif of violence featured within the very first section of the story?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within Wolff’s story “Bullet in the Brain.” Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the story.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the use of repetition throughout the story. What is Wolff’s purpose for employing the device frequently as he tells the story of “Bullet in the Brain”?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of "Bullet in the Brain" and analyze Wolff's purpose for including each instance you discuss.
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