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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Once there is a sign within the bank teller's window, she walks to what location?
(a) To the back of the bank.
(b) To her desk in the lobby.
(c) To the restroom.
(d) To the front of the bank.

2. The women in front of Anders take what action when they see the bank teller having a conversation with another bank employee?
(a) They push their way to the front of the line.
(b) They break off their conversation.
(c) They threaten to call the police.
(d) They yell at the bank teller.

3. What is NOT a way in which the man with the pistol's eyes are described?
(a) Red-rimmed.
(b) Blue.
(c) Pale.
(d) Cloudy.

4. The narrator states that there is "gilt scrollwork" (26) over what feature of the bank?
(a) The entryway.
(b) The front door.
(c) The gate to the vault.
(d) The tellers' cages.

5. The memory that emerges within Anders's conscious mind takes place in what season?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Autumn.

Short Answer Questions

1. One element in the chain reaction happening within Anders's brain is named as "ion" (35) what?

2. What phrase does the man with the pistol use in order to tell Anders to be quiet?

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

4. What verb is used to describe the way in which the bullet travels through Anders's brain?

5. When the narrator describes Anders trying not to laugh, he is said to be fighting "back the" (20) what?

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