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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 36-41.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Anders is said to take what action at his "leisure" (35) in regard to the scene he witnesses from his past?
(a) Grieve.
(b) Reflect.
(c) Mourn.
(d) Contemplate.

2. When the narrator describes Anders trying not to laugh, he is said to be fighting "back the" (20) what?
(a) Titters.
(b) Hysterics.
(c) Giggles.
(d) Guffaws.

3. Immediately after Anders's evocation of a Biblical place, the woman in front of him takes what action?
(a) She sucks in her cheeks.
(b) She sighs.
(c) She shrugs.
(d) She turns her back on Anders.

4. What part of the man with the pistol's body continues to repeat a particular action?
(a) His leg.
(b) His left eyelid.
(c) His fingers.
(d) His wrist.

5. What two adjectives does Anders use to characterize the conversation of the women ahead of him?
(a) Boisterous and enigmatic.
(b) Loud and stupid.
(c) Inane and superficial.
(d) Boring and endless.

Short Answer Questions

1. The women in front of Anders take what action when they see the bank teller having a conversation with another bank employee?

2. The memory that emerges within Anders's conscious mind takes place on a day how many years previous?

3. Anders's daughter teaches at what institution?

4. What two adjectives are used to describe the smell Anders detects?

5. How many policemen attack Anders at an anti-war rally?

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