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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 what manner are the customers said to turn toward the bank robbers?
(a) Slowly.
(b) Reluctantly.
(c) Instantly.
(d) Cautiously.

2. Anders is said to utilize what element in every review he writes?
(a) Brilliance.
(b) Savagery.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Shards of glass.

3. Who places a sign in one of the bank tellers' windows?
(a) A bank teller.
(b) The man with the pistol.
(c) The security guard.
(d) The bank manager.

4. What term is used to describe the bags handed to the bank tellers?
(a) Hefty.
(b) Plastic.
(c) Garbage.
(d) Grocery.

5. What is Anders's profession in the story "Bullet in the Brain"?
(a) Music critic.
(b) Film critic.
(c) Book critic.
(d) Restaurant critic.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the woman respond to Anders's sarcastic manner of speaking to her, according to the narrator?

2. Behind how many women does Anders become "stuck" (1) in the bank queue?

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

4. As the bank teller speaks to another bank employee, she takes what stance?

5. What color are the business suits worn by the bank robbers?

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