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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the woman respond to Anders's sarcastic manner of speaking to her, according to the narrator?
(a) She stands her ground.
(b) She turns tail and runs.
(c) She goes silent.
(d) She gets angry.

2. The narrator provides the speed of the bullet after it hits what object?
(a) The cranium.
(b) The brain.
(c) The skull.
(d) The flesh.

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

4. How many times does Anders apologize to the man with the pistol before repeating again the word the man had previously uttered?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

5. Anders refers to the bank robbers using what phrase?
(a) The ignorant classes.
(b) The brutish classes.
(c) The lower classes.
(d) The dangerous classes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT a way in which the man with the pistol's eyes are described?

2. Who places a sign in one of the bank tellers' windows?

3. What part of the brain is NOT mentioned as collecting pieces of bone as the bullet destroys Anders's skull?

4. To whom is "Buzz him in" said in Paragraph 10?

5. The man with the pistol offers to allow Anders to perform what type of favor for him?

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