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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 20-28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The woman in front of Anders in line looks at Anders with what type of eyes in Paragraph 9?
(a) Drowning.
(b) Pleading.
(c) Questioning.
(d) Murderous.

2. What question does the man with the pistol ask Anders as he pokes the pistol against Anders's body?
(a) You think I'm playing games?
(b) You a tough guy?
(c) You looking for a fight?
(d) What do we have here?

3. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the style of the old bank building?
(a) Pompous.
(b) Staid.
(c) Conventional.
(d) Uninspired.

4. What adjective is used to describe the ceiling of the bank?
(a) Dilapidated.
(b) Yellowing.
(c) Bumpy.
(d) Domed.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The barrel of the gun is said to have what effect on Anders's body?

4. When the man with the shotgun comes to the empty teller station, at whom does he look?

5. When Anders turns down the man with the pistol's offer, the man with the pistol says, "Then, stop" (23) what?

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