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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who asks the question, "Whose slot is that" (11)?
(a) The man with the shotgun.
(b) The bank manager
(c) The man with the pistol.
(d) The woman in line in front of Anders.

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

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

4. What action does the man with the shotgun take the first time he makes physical contact with the security guard?
(a) He punches the guard.
(b) He puts the guard in a headlock.
(c) He stabs the guard.
(d) He pushes the guard.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After leaving her position, the bank teller begins to speak to another bank employee who is taking what action?

2. The man with the pistol presses it to whose neck?

3. The man with the pistol uses what adjective to describe the teller he instructs to fill her bag?

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

5. The sign placed into the bank teller's window contains what two words?

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