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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 is NOT described as one of the few tricks "the artist" who created the bank mural had "up his sleeve" (26)?
(a) A coy backward glance on the faces of the cupids.
(b) A glint of sunshine on the leaves.
(c) A rosy blush on the underside of the clouds.
(d) A coy backward glance on the faces of the fauns.

2. The physical bodies of the figures on the ceiling are described using what adjective?
(a) Vibrant.
(b) Alive.
(c) Fleshy.
(d) Sullen.

3. The line in which Anders is waiting is said to be "doubled around the" (2) what?
(a) Bank.
(b) Room.
(c) The rope.
(d) Lobby.

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

5. What is the main quality of the figures painted on the bank ceiling, according to Anders?
(a) Ugliness.
(b) An amateurish quality.
(c) Humor.
(d) An unfinished quality.

Short Answer Questions

1. After leaving her position, the bank teller begins to speak to another bank employee who is taking what action?

2. As the bank teller speaks to another bank employee, she takes what stance?

3. What term is used to refer to the relationship between the bank robbers?

4. When the customers turn toward the bank robbers, they see the two men standing in what location?

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

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