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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 10-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which direction does the man with the shotgun pass the shotgun when he gives it to the other bank robber?
(a) Over.
(b) Down.
(c) Around.
(d) Up.

2. The man with the pistol presses it to whose neck?
(a) A customer.
(b) A bank teller.
(c) The security guard.
(d) The bank manager.

3. What adjective does Anders add as a qualifier to the name he mentally calls the woman in front of him in line?
(a) Pessimistic.
(b) Presumptuous.
(c) Nasty.
(d) Boring.

4. How does the woman respond to Anders's sarcastic manner of speaking to her, according to the narrator?
(a) She goes silent.
(b) She stands her ground.
(c) She turns tail and runs.
(d) She gets angry.

5. The object toward which the man with the shotgun moves after striking the guard is located "at the end of" (10) what?
(a) The row of safety deposit boxes.
(b) The customer line.
(c) The counter.
(d) The velvet ropes.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator characterizes the "peculiar" (10) motion of the man with the shotgun by settling on what term?

2. When the customers turn toward the bank robbers, they see the two men standing in what location?

3. Anders describes the complaint of the woman in front of him by using what adjective in a sarcastic manner?

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

5. One of the women in front of Anders in the bank line says, "Oh, that's nice" (2) in what manner

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