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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 man with the pistol uses what adjective to describe the teller he instructs to fill her bag?
(a) Ugly.
(b) Sneaky.
(c) Fat.
(d) Sly.

2. In what position is the guard lying after taking a blow from the man with the shotgun?
(a) Kneeling.
(b) Sitting.
(c) Lying on his stomach.
(d) Lying on his back.

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

4. The short story named by Anders is written by which famous author?
(a) Ernest Hemingway.
(b) Flannery O'Connor.
(c) John Steinbeck.
(d) Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

5. What phrase does the man with the pistol utter that causes Anders to tell him, "Oh, bravo" (8)?
(a) Cement shoes.
(b) Dead meat.
(c) Hurry up.
(d) Oh my gosh.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which figure depicted in the bank ceiling mural appears as a bull?

2. 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?

3. What question does the man with the pistol ask Anders as he pokes the pistol against Anders's body?

4. The man with the pistol offers to allow Anders to perform what type of favor for him?

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

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