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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 gesture does the misplaced bank teller make before she answers the query about her "slot" (11)?
(a) She hums under her breath.
(b) She tucks her head onto her chest.
(c) She puts her hand to her throat.
(d) She takes a deep breath.

2. Who hands the bags to the bank tellers?
(a) The bank manager.
(b) Anders.
(c) The man with the pistol.
(d) The man with the shotgun.

3. How many times in total does Anders repeat the word uttered by the man with the pistol just before Anders is shot?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

4. The narrator characterizes the "peculiar" (10) motion of the man with the shotgun by settling on what term?
(a) Rigidity.
(b) Torpor.
(c) Calm.
(d) Languidity.

5. The man with the pistol uses what adjective to describe the teller he instructs to fill her bag?
(a) Sly.
(b) Ugly.
(c) Sneaky.
(d) Fat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term is used to describe the chain reaction that happens within Anders's brain when the bullet hits a particular part of it?

2. What is Anders's reply to the question he is asked by the man with the pistol?

3. What is the main quality of the figures painted on the bank ceiling, according to Anders?

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

5. Anders is said to take what action at his "leisure" (35) in regard to the scene he witnesses from his past?

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