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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 29-35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the bank's marble features are named, what is NOT named as being made of marble?
(a) Stairs.
(b) Counters.
(c) Pillars.
(d) Floors.

2. What adjective is NOT used to describe the pace of the bullet, in comparison to the speed of a different object?
(a) Pitiful.
(b) Glacial.
(c) Pathetic.
(d) Sluggish.

3. Who opens the security gate leading to the bank tellers' stations?
(a) The man with the pistol.
(b) The head bank teller.
(c) The bank manager.
(d) The man with the shotgun.

4. The figures painted on the bank ceiling are wearing what garments of clothing?
(a) Burlap dresses.
(b) Togas.
(c) Evening gowns.
(d) Nightshirts.

5. In which direction does the man with the shotgun pass the shotgun when he gives it to the other bank robber?
(a) Up.
(b) Down.
(c) Around.
(d) Over.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what sort of blow does the man with the shotgun strike the guard in a certain part of the guard's body?

2. When Anders turns down the man with the pistol's offer, the man with the pistol says, "Then, stop" (23) what?

3. Who asks Anders whether he considers them "comical" (29)?

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

5. The man with the pistol offers to allow Anders to perform what type of favor for him?

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