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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first character to whom Anders speaks after the robbery begins?
(a) The misplaced bank teller.
(b) The bank manager.
(c) The man with the pistol.
(d) The woman in front of him in line.

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

3. The narrator characterizes the "peculiar" (10) motion of the man with the shotgun by settling on what term?
(a) Torpor.
(b) Languidity.
(c) Rigidity.
(d) Calm.

4. One of the women in front of Anders in the bank line says, "Oh, that's nice" (2) in what manner
(a) With interest.
(b) Romantically.
(c) Sarcastically.
(d) Sincerely.

5. What is said to come "over the bank" (6) just after all of the customers turn?
(a) A silence.
(b) A helicopter.
(c) A hush.
(d) A trance.

Short Answer Questions

1. The man with the pistol tells Anders that if Anders takes what action, the man will dole out a consequence?

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

3. What is Anders's reply to the question he is asked by the man with the pistol?

4. 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?

5. Anders sarcastically compares the complaint of the woman in front of him to what social issue?

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