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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The women in front of Anders take what action when they see the bank teller having a conversation with another bank employee?
(a) They threaten to call the police.
(b) They yell at the bank teller.
(c) They break off their conversation.
(d) They push their way to the front of the line.

2. The women in front of Anders look at the bank teller in what manner when she begins to have a conversation with another bank employee?
(a) Suspiciously.
(b) With hatred.
(c) With questioning eyes.
(d) In a silent plea.

3. What is said to come "over the bank" (6) just after all of the customers turn?
(a) A helicopter.
(b) A silence.
(c) A trance.
(d) A hush.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Again with the inclusion of sarcasm in his voice, Anders invokes the name of what Biblical place in response to the woman in front of him in line?

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

3. Anders sarcastically compares the complaint of the woman in front of him to what social issue?

4. The woman in front of Anders in line looks at Anders with what type of eyes in Paragraph 9?

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

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