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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Immediately after Anders's evocation of a Biblical place, the woman in front of him takes what action?
(a) She turns her back on Anders.
(b) She sucks in her cheeks.
(c) She sighs.
(d) She shrugs.

2. What color are the business suits worn by the bank robbers?
(a) Blue.
(b) Brown.
(c) Gray.
(d) White.

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) Icy.
(b) Burning.
(c) Towering.
(d) Seething.

4. Anders is unable to get to the bank until "just before" (1) when?
(a) The shift change.
(b) Closing time.
(c) Lunch hour.
(d) Five o'clock.

5. The man with the shotgun moves with "a peculiar" (10) what?
(a) Rolling motion.
(b) Limp.
(c) Robotic manner.
(d) Slowness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two adjectives does Anders use to characterize the conversation of the women ahead of him?

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

3. What adjective is used to describe the line Anders faces when he gets to the bank?

4. What gesture does the misplaced bank teller make before she answers the query about her "slot" (11)?

5. The object toward which the man with the shotgun moves after striking the guard is located "at the end of" (10) what?

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