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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object is stated to be much faster than the bullet speeding through Anders's head?
(a) Brain waves.
(b) Memories.
(c) Sound waves.
(d) Synaptic lightning.

2. When the narrator describes Anders trying not to laugh, he is said to be fighting "back the" (20) what?
(a) Hysterics.
(b) Giggles.
(c) Titters.
(d) Guffaws.

3. The first appearance of the bullet in what part of the brain "set[s] off" (35) a chain reaction?
(a) The cerebrum.
(b) The ganglia.
(c) The thalamus.
(d) The hypothalamus.

4. Once inside the brain, the bullet is said to come "under the mediation of" what kind of "time" (35)?
(a) Heaven time.
(b) White light time.
(c) Death time.
(d) Brain time.

5. In what position is the guard lying after taking a blow from the man with the shotgun?
(a) Sitting.
(b) Lying on his stomach.
(c) Lying on his back.
(d) Kneeling.

Short Answer Questions

1. The man with the pistol asks Anders whether Anders thinks that the man is "some kind of" (29) what?

2. What gesture does Anders make when he laughs near the end of his life?

3. How many "feet per second" (35) is the bullet said to be moving after it strikes a particular object?

4. After striking the guard, the man with the shotgun moves toward what object?

5. The man with the pistol tells Anders that if Anders takes what action, the man will dole out a consequence?

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