View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two adjectives does Anders use to characterize the conversation of the women ahead of him?
(a) Boring and endless.
(b) Inane and superficial.
(c) Loud and stupid.
(d) Boisterous and enigmatic.

2. Behind how many women does Anders become "stuck" (1) in the bank queue?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) Several.

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

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

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

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. What adjective does Anders add as a qualifier to the name he mentally calls the woman in front of him in line?

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

4. When the customers turn toward the bank robbers, they see the two men standing in what location?

5. Who places a sign in one of the bank tellers' windows?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 276 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample