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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What adjective does Anders add as a qualifier to the name he mentally calls the woman in front of him in line?
(a) Boring.
(b) Presumptuous.
(c) Nasty.
(d) Pessimistic.

2. Who places a sign in one of the bank tellers' windows?
(a) The bank manager.
(b) The man with the pistol.
(c) The security guard.
(d) A bank teller.

3. The man with the pistol asks Anders if he has what condition?
(a) If he is deaf.
(b) If he has a hero complex.
(c) If he is mute.
(d) If he is slow.

4. With what sort of blow does the man with the shotgun strike the guard in a certain part of the guard's body?
(a) A smack.
(b) A kick.
(c) A shove.
(d) A punch.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states that there is "gilt scrollwork" (26) over what feature of the bank?

2. One of the robbers' comments reminds Anders of what short story?

3. Anders is said to have noticed the main quality of the figures on the ceiling how long ago?

4. When the narrator describes Anders trying not to laugh, he is said to be fighting "back the" (20) what?

5. Against what part of Anders's body does the man with the pistol press his gun?

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