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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Against what part of Anders's body does the man with the pistol press his gun?
(a) The chest.
(b) The temple.
(c) The back.
(d) The stomach.

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

3. Anders sarcastically compares the complaint of the woman in front of him to what medical emergency?
(a) Chopping off the wrong arm.
(b) Chopping off the wrong leg.
(c) Chopping off a finger.
(d) Chopping off an appendage.

4. The line in which Anders is waiting is said to be "doubled around the" (2) what?
(a) Lobby.
(b) Room.
(c) Bank.
(d) The rope.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What term is used to describe the bags handed to the bank tellers?

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

3. After striking the guard, the man with the shotgun moves toward what object?

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

5. The short story named by Anders is written by which famous author?

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