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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 20-28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What question does the man with the pistol ask Anders after he has put the pistol against a part of Anders's body?
(a) "What's so funny?"
(b) "What is wrong with you?"
(c) "Are you serious?"
(d) "Are you going to shut up?"

2. Anders is said to have noticed the main quality of the figures on the ceiling how long ago?
(a) A few weeks ago.
(b) Decades ago.
(c) Many years ago.
(d) Several months ago.

3. Anders sarcastically compares the complaint of the woman in front of him to what social issue?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Sexism.
(d) War.

4. The man with the shotgun has put down what object before he strikes the guard?
(a) His cloth bag.
(b) His knife.
(c) His tie.
(d) His shotgun.

5. The narrator states that there is "gilt scrollwork" (26) over what feature of the bank?
(a) The tellers' cages.
(b) The entryway.
(c) The gate to the vault.
(d) The front door.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which figure depicted in the bank ceiling mural appears as a cow?

3. What action does Anders take in order to keep himself from laughing?

4. To whom is "Buzz him in" said in Paragraph 10?

5. One part of the man with the pistol's body is said to "keep" (20) doing what?

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