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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator characterizes the "peculiar" (10) motion of the man with the shotgun by settling on what term?
(a) Languidity.
(b) Torpor.
(c) Rigidity.
(d) Calm.

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

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

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

5. In which direction does the man with the shotgun pass the shotgun when he gives it to the other bank robber?
(a) Up.
(b) Over.
(c) Down.
(d) Around.

Short Answer Questions

1. Anders refers to the bank robbers using what phrase?

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

3. How does the woman respond to Anders's sarcastic manner of speaking to her, according to the narrator?

4. The man with the shotgun has put down what object before he strikes the guard?

5. Into what position does the man with the shotgun force the security guard?

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