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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What verb is used to describe the way in which a robber walks along the line of bank tellers?
(a) Lurch.
(b) Slink.
(c) Saunter.
(d) Stroll.

2. Behind how many women does Anders become "stuck" (1) in the bank queue?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) Several.

3. The first appearance of the bullet in what part of the brain "set[s] off" (35) a chain reaction?
(a) The ganglia.
(b) The thalamus.
(c) The hypothalamus.
(d) The cerebrum.

4. The narrator states that Anders does "not remember the pleasure of giving" (37) what?
(a) Love.
(b) Affection.
(c) Respect.
(d) Praise.

5. What word is used to describe the height of the man with the shotgun?
(a) Average.
(b) Tall.
(c) Squatty.
(d) Short.

Short Answer Questions

1. After striking the guard, the man with the shotgun moves toward what object?

2. What is NOT a way in which Anders feels when Coyle's cousin from Mississippi says, "Short's the best position they is" (40)?

3. What object is stated to be much faster than the bullet speeding through Anders's head?

4. Anders's first lover is said to have exhibited what sort of "carnality" (36)?

5. Within Anders's one memory, what adjective is used to describe his baseball mitt?

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