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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Anders's reaction to the word the man utters after he states Anders's consequence for a certain action?
(a) He bursts out laughing.
(b) He yawns.
(c) He sighs.
(d) He smiles.

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

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

5. The barrel of the gun is said to have what effect on Anders's body?
(a) It gives him goosebumps.
(b) It causes him to freeze.
(c) It tickles him.
(d) It cripples him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the style of the old bank building?

3. Again with the inclusion of sarcasm in his voice, Anders invokes the name of what Biblical place in response to the woman in front of him in line?

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

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

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