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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 two adjectives does Anders use to characterize the conversation of the women ahead of him?
(a) Boring and endless.
(b) Boisterous and enigmatic.
(c) Inane and superficial.
(d) Loud and stupid.

2. What adjective is used to describe the figures painted on the ceiling of the bank?
(a) Biblical.
(b) Greek.
(c) Roman.
(d) Mythological.

3. The short story named by Anders is written by which famous author?
(a) Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) Flannery O'Connor.
(d) John Steinbeck.

4. What is said to come "over the bank" (6) just after all of the customers turn?
(a) A trance.
(b) A helicopter.
(c) A silence.
(d) A hush.

5. What phrase does the man with the pistol use in order to tell Anders to be quiet?
(a) Fermez la bouche.
(b) Shut up.
(c) Shut your face.
(d) Shut your trap.

Short Answer Questions

1. After leaving her position, the bank teller begins to speak to another bank employee who is taking what action?

2. The woman in front of Anders in line looks at Anders with what type of eyes in Paragraph 9?

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

4. What adjective does Anders add as a qualifier to the name he mentally calls the woman in front of him in line?

5. Anders is said to have noticed the main quality of the figures on the ceiling how long ago?

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