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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. How many questions does the man with the pistol ask Anders before Anders answers "No" the second time?
2. What language does Wolff use to describe the location where Anders is shot?
3. From what location does the bullet exit Anders's head?
4. Once inside the brain, the bullet is said to come "under the mediation of" what kind of "time" (35)?
5. The man with the pistol asks Anders whether Anders thinks that the man is "some kind of" (29) what?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way does Anders react to the man with the pistol's use of 1940s slang and what is the end result?
2. What threat does the man with the pistol make against Anders before shooting him?
3. What factors lead to the memory from "forty years past" (35) being called up rather than another memory?
4. Discuss an instance of irony within Anders's final moments.
5. What specific reaction does Anders have to his vision of a cartoon bubble and how do you know?
6. What event happens to force Anders to examine the domed ceiling of the bank?
7. Wolff compares the speeds of what two objects within Paragraph 35?
8. In what way does the narrator make a distinction between different kinds of time?
9. What evidence is there to suggest that Anders does recognize positive aspects of even art he considers subpar?
10. What is the overall subject of the mural painted upon the bank's ceiling?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze Wolff’s story from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?
Essay Topic 2
Write a critical essay about "Bullet in the Brain" while using the critical power theory lens of Marxist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the story's treatment of issues such as socioeconomic status, hierarchies, wealth, class, or any other issues related to Marxist theory that can be found in the short story.
Essay Topic 3
Determine Wolff’s message regarding the phenomenon of becoming a jaded human being over time.
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