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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 10-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One bank robber is armed with a pistol, while the other is armed with what weapon?
(a) A revolver.
(b) A sawed-off shotgun.
(c) A bottle of chloroform.
(d) A knife.

2. What term is used to refer to the relationship between the bank robbers?
(a) Comrades.
(b) Friends.
(c) Partners.
(d) Pals.

3. 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?
(a) Burning.
(b) Towering.
(c) Seething.
(d) Icy.

4. How does the woman respond to Anders's sarcastic manner of speaking to her, according to the narrator?
(a) She goes silent.
(b) She gets angry.
(c) She stands her ground.
(d) She turns tail and runs.

5. The object toward which the man with the shotgun moves after striking the guard is located "at the end of" (10) what?
(a) The row of safety deposit boxes.
(b) The velvet ropes.
(c) The counter.
(d) The customer line.

Short Answer Questions

1. The women in front of Anders take what action when they see the bank teller having a conversation with another bank employee?

2. To what part of the guard's body does the man with the shotgun strike a blow?

3. Immediately after Anders's evocation of a Biblical place, the woman in front of him takes what action?

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

5. What verb is used to describe the way in which a robber walks along the line of bank tellers?

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