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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. Anders believes that the creator of the bank's ceiling mural had performed his task with "the utmost" (26) what?
2. How many questions does the man with the pistol ask Anders before Anders answers "No" the first time (30)?
3. 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?
4. The first appearance of the bullet in what part of the brain "set[s] off" (35) a chain reaction?
5. Anders is said to take what action "through his fingers" (34) as he apologizes to the man with the pistol?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way does the narrator make a distinction between different kinds of time?
2. To what question does Anders answer, "No" in Paragraph 20 before he fights to maintain decorum?
3. What factors lead to the memory from "forty years past" (35) being called up rather than another memory?
4. What event happens to force Anders to examine the domed ceiling of the bank?
5. What season and time of day are portrayed within Anders's one witnessed memory?
6. Discuss an instance of irony within Anders's final moments.
7. What goal does Anders have in mind when staring into the eyes of the man with the pistol?
8. What event causes Anders to imagine a cartoon bubble and what does it say?
9. Where are the entrance and exit wounds inflicted by the bullet to Anders's head?
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
What is Wolff’s message concerning the link between awe and vibrancy?
Essay Topic 2
Explicate the motif of the ticking clock within Wolff’s story “Bullet in the Brain.” What is Wolff’s message regarding linear time and how do you know?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the various characterization methods Wolff uses to create characters such as Anders, the man with the pistol, and even Anders’s estranged daughter. How does Wolff’s use of characterization support themes and messages contained within the story?
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