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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 29-35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the man with the pistol do with the pistol just before shooting Anders in the head?
(a) He brandishes it.
(b) He cocks it.
(c) He raises it.
(d) He polishes it.

2. The ceiling of the bank is said to be "crowded with" (26) what?
(a) Dramas.
(b) Parables.
(c) Gods and demons.
(d) Characters.

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

4. What phrase does the man with the pistol use in order to tell Anders to be quiet?
(a) Shut your trap.
(b) Shut your face.
(c) Shut up.
(d) Fermez la bouche.

5. In what manner does Anders perform a particular action "through his fingers" (34)?
(a) Foolishly.
(b) Quietly.
(c) Helplessly.
(d) Carelessly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gesture does the misplaced bank teller make before she answers the query about her "slot" (11)?

2. What question does the man with the pistol ask Anders after he has put the pistol against a part of Anders's body?

3. What two adjectives does Anders use to characterize the conversation of the women ahead of him?

4. When Anders imagines a cartoon bubble emerging from the bull's mouth, what does it say that causes Anders to laugh?

5. Who hands the bags to the bank tellers?

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