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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The man with the pistol presses it to whose neck?
(a) A bank teller.
(b) A customer.
(c) The bank manager.
(d) The security guard.

2. Anders sarcastically compares the complaint of the woman in front of him to what medical emergency?
(a) Chopping off a finger.
(b) Chopping off the wrong leg.
(c) Chopping off an appendage.
(d) Chopping off the wrong arm.

3. Who places a sign in one of the bank tellers' windows?
(a) The security guard.
(b) The bank manager.
(c) The man with the pistol.
(d) A bank teller.

4. What adjective is used to describe the line Anders faces when he gets to the bank?
(a) Endless.
(b) Short.
(c) Jagged.
(d) Long.

5. Against what part of Anders's body does the man with the pistol press his gun?
(a) The chest.
(b) The temple.
(c) The stomach.
(d) The back.

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

7. Anders is unable to get to the bank until "just before" (1) when?
(a) The shift change.
(b) Lunch hour.
(c) Five o'clock.
(d) Closing time.

8. What phrase does the man with the pistol utter that causes Anders to tell him, "Oh, bravo" (8)?
(a) Dead meat.
(b) Hurry up.
(c) Oh my gosh.
(d) Cement shoes.

9. As the bank teller speaks to another bank employee, she takes what stance?
(a) She sits in a chair at the desk.
(b) She leans against the wall.
(c) She sits down upon the desk.
(d) She leans against the desk.

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

11. The man with the pistol uses what adjective to describe the teller he instructs to fill her bag?
(a) Fat.
(b) Sly.
(c) Ugly.
(d) Sneaky.

12. To whom is "Buzz him in" said in Paragraph 10?
(a) The tellers.
(b) Anders.
(c) The bank manager.
(d) The man with the pistol.

13. Into what position does the man with the shotgun force the security guard?
(a) Into a seated position.
(b) To his knees.
(c) Into the fetal position.
(d) To his feet.

14. 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 shrugs.
(c) She turns her back on Anders.
(d) She sighs.

15. After leaving her position, the bank teller begins to speak to another bank employee who is taking what action?
(a) Helping a customer.
(b) Shuffling papers.
(c) Crunching numbers.
(d) Lighting a cigarette.

Short Answer Questions

1. The object toward which the man with the shotgun moves after striking the guard is located "at the end of" (10) what?

2. What is Anders's profession in the story "Bullet in the Brain"?

3. What term is used to refer to the relationship between the bank robbers?

4. To what part of the guard's body does the man with the shotgun strike a blow?

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

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