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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Anders muses that at the moment, he "has no choice but to" (26) take what action in relation to the work of the artist responsible for painting the ceiling?
(a) Examine.
(b) Scrutinize.
(c) Celebrate.
(d) Regard.

2. The man with the shotgun moves with "a peculiar" (10) what?
(a) Limp.
(b) Robotic manner.
(c) Rolling motion.
(d) Slowness.

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

4. When the man with the pistol rejects Anders's choice of where to direct his gaze for the second time, toward what object does the man direct Anders's gaze?
(a) The floor.
(b) The ceiling.
(c) The back of the bank.
(d) The wallpaper.

5. What adjective is used to describe the figures painted on the ceiling of the bank?
(a) Mythological.
(b) Greek.
(c) Roman.
(d) Biblical.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective does Anders add as a qualifier to the name he mentally calls the woman in front of him in line?

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

3. What verb is used to describe the way in which a robber walks along the line of bank tellers?

4. Who opens the security gate leading to the bank tellers' stations?

5. With what sort of blow does the man with the shotgun strike the guard in a certain part of the guard's body?

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