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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. Who looks at the misplaced bank teller after someone asks the question, "Whose slot is that" (11)?
2. What word is used to describe the weight of the man with the shotgun?
3. What gesture does the misplaced bank teller make before she answers the query about her "slot" (11)?
4. Anders sarcastically compares the complaint of the woman in front of him to what medical emergency?
5. What term is used to describe the bags handed to the bank tellers?
Short Essay Questions
1. At what time of day does the story take place?
2. Describe the man with the sawed-off shotgun.
3. What sort of narration does the story "Bullet in the Brain" employ?
4. Contrast Anders's reaction to the bank robbery with the reaction of the woman in front of Anders in line.
5. Discuss a moment in the story that reveals who is in charge of the bank robbery.
6. Describe the setting in the opening of the story "Bullet in the Brain."
7. Anders refers to the conflict at the center of the story as what object? Why?
8. What is the first question the man with the pistol asks Anders and what is Anders's reply?
9. What is the first turn of phrase used by the man with the pistol that interests Anders and why?
10. What evidence suggests that the robbers are indeed following a script of sorts throughout the robbery?
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
Discuss the reasons why "Bullet in the Brain" uses an omniscient narrator and a plot that unfolds largely in real time. What elements of the story's themes lend themselves to these choices and what are Wolff’s intended effects on the reader?
Essay Topic 3
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”?
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