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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the bank's marble features are named, what is NOT named as being made of marble?
(a) Pillars.
(b) Floors.
(c) Counters.
(d) Stairs.

2. When Anders imagines a cartoon bubble emerging from the bull's mouth, what does it say that causes Anders to laugh?
(a) Moo.
(b) Oh, baby.
(c) Come hither.
(d) Hubba hubba.

3. To what part of the guard's body does the man with the shotgun strike a blow?
(a) In the kneecap.
(b) On the bridge of the foot.
(c) Between the shoulder blades.
(d) Square in the nose.

4. The man with the pistol finally takes what action that snaps Anders out of his fog?
(a) He yells in Anders's face.
(b) He fires his pistol into the ceiling.
(c) He breathes out.
(d) He stomps on Anders's foot.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Just before the man with the pistol prods Anders with the gun once again, Anders begins "to develop a sense of" (20) what?

2. What word is used to describe the weight of the man with the shotgun?

3. Anders believes that the creator of the bank's ceiling mural had performed his task with "the utmost" (26) what?

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

5. Which figure depicted in the bank ceiling mural appears as a cow?

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