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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 1-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Anders is unable to get to the bank until "just before" (1) when?
(a) The shift change.
(b) Lunch hour.
(c) Five o'clock.
(d) Closing time.

2. Once there is a sign within the bank teller's window, she walks to what location?
(a) To the front of the bank.
(b) To her desk in the lobby.
(c) To the back of the bank.
(d) To the restroom.

3. Immediately after Anders's evocation of a Biblical place, the woman in front of him takes what action?
(a) She shrugs.
(b) She sucks in her cheeks.
(c) She turns her back on Anders.
(d) She sighs.

4. What adjective is used to describe the line Anders faces when he gets to the bank?
(a) Long.
(b) Jagged.
(c) Endless.
(d) Short.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Anders is said to have "conceived his own" (3) what kind of hatred toward the bank teller by the time the woman in front of Anders speaks to him?

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

3. The sign placed into the bank teller's window contains what two words?

4. What color are the ski masks worn by the bank robbers?

5. What is said to come "over the bank" (6) just after all of the customers turn?

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