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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 36-41.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color are the ski masks worn by the bank robbers?
(a) Black.
(b) Plaid.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

2. What is NOT described as one of the few tricks "the artist" who created the bank mural had "up his sleeve" (26)?
(a) A glint of sunshine on the leaves.
(b) A rosy blush on the underside of the clouds.
(c) A coy backward glance on the faces of the cupids.
(d) A coy backward glance on the faces of the fauns.

3. Athenian prisoners held in what location had been released if they could recite the work of a particular artist?
(a) Crete.
(b) Cypress.
(c) Sicily.
(d) Florence.

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) Questioning.
(d) Drowning.

5. What action does Anders take in order to keep himself from laughing?
(a) He stares into the eyes of the man with the pistol.
(b) He stares into the eyes of the man with the shotgun.
(c) He pinches the inside of his wrist.
(d) He stands on his own foot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language besides English does Anders's professor speak?

2. Anders is unable to get to the bank until "just before" (1) when?

3. When Anders imagines a cartoon bubble emerging from the bull's mouth, what does it say that causes Anders to laugh?

4. The man with the pistol calls Anders what kind of "boy" (14)?

5. What gesture does the misplaced bank teller make before she answers the query about her "slot" (11)?

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