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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Anders turns down the man with the pistol's offer, the man with the pistol says, "Then, stop" (23) what?
(a) Looking at him.
(b) Staring at the ceiling.
(c) Gazing out the window.
(d) Looking at the woman in front of him in line.

3. What was the name of the object of Anders's daughter's lectures during her childhood?
(a) Claws.
(b) Paws.
(c) Muffy.
(d) Mops.

4. What color are the ski masks worn by the bank robbers?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Plaid.
(d) Red.

5. When the man with the shotgun comes to the empty teller station, at whom does he look?
(a) At Anders.
(b) At the bank manager.
(c) At the man with the pistol.
(d) At the missing teller.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language does Wolff use to describe the location where Anders is shot?

2. What female figure does Anders reflect upon as he is gazing at the bank ceiling?

3. What verb is used to describe the way in which a robber walks along the line of bank tellers?

4. What action does Anders take in order to keep himself from laughing?

5. The man with the shotgun has put down what object before he strikes the guard?

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