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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which figure depicted in the bank ceiling mural appears as a cow?
(a) Persephone.
(b) Europa.
(c) Pandora.
(d) Eve.

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

4. The woman in front of Anders in line looks at Anders with what type of eyes in Paragraph 9?
(a) Murderous.
(b) Pleading.
(c) Drowning.
(d) Questioning.

5. What is Anders's reply to the question he is asked by the man with the pistol?
(a) No.
(b) Not a thing.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Yes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what manner are the customers said to turn toward the bank robbers?

2. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the style of the old bank building?

3. What phrase does the man with the pistol use in order to tell Anders to be quiet?

4. Who opens the security gate leading to the bank tellers' stations?

5. Anders sarcastically compares the complaint of the woman in front of him to what medical emergency?

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