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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When one of the women in front of Anders speaks to him, she is said to be "confident of his" (2) what?
(a) Disapproval.
(b) Agreement.
(c) Accord.
(d) Plan.

2. What phrase does the man with the pistol utter that causes Anders to tell him, "Oh, bravo" (8)?
(a) Cement shoes.
(b) Oh my gosh.
(c) Dead meat.
(d) Hurry up.

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

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

5. Anders describes the complaint of the woman in front of him by using what adjective in a sarcastic manner?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Life-changing.
(c) Depressing.
(d) Tragic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Anders's profession in the story "Bullet in the Brain"?

2. What adjective is used to describe the line Anders faces when he gets to the bank?

3. One bank robber is armed with a pistol, while the other is armed with what weapon?

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

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

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