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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what manner are the customers said to turn toward the bank robbers?
(a) Instantly.
(b) Slowly.
(c) Reluctantly.
(d) Cautiously.

2. 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.

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

4. The woman in front of Anders in line looks at Anders with what type of eyes in Paragraph 9?
(a) Questioning.
(b) Murderous.
(c) Pleading.
(d) Drowning.

5. What gesture does the misplaced bank teller make before she answers the query about her "slot" (11)?
(a) She takes a deep breath.
(b) She puts her hand to her throat.
(c) She hums under her breath.
(d) She tucks her head onto her chest.

6. What word is used to describe the weight of the man with the shotgun?
(a) Portly.
(b) Fat.
(c) Thin.
(d) Heavy.

7. Again with the inclusion of sarcasm in his voice, Anders invokes the name of what Biblical place in response to the woman in front of him in line?
(a) Mount Zion.
(b) Hell.
(c) Purgatory.
(d) Heaven.

8. After striking the guard, the man with the shotgun moves toward what object?
(a) The security gate.
(b) The front door.
(c) The vault door.
(d) The employee lockers.

9. The man with the shotgun fastens the guard's hands together using what method?
(a) Ropes.
(b) Twist ties.
(c) Handcuffs.
(d) Zip ties.

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

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

12. The women in front of Anders take what action when they see the bank teller having a conversation with another bank employee?
(a) They yell at the bank teller.
(b) They push their way to the front of the line.
(c) They threaten to call the police.
(d) They break off their conversation.

13. The object toward which the man with the shotgun moves after striking the guard is located "at the end of" (10) what?
(a) The customer line.
(b) The velvet ropes.
(c) The counter.
(d) The row of safety deposit boxes.

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

15. In what position is the guard lying after taking a blow from the man with the shotgun?
(a) Lying on his stomach.
(b) Sitting.
(c) Kneeling.
(d) Lying on his back.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action does the man with the shotgun take the first time he makes physical contact with the security guard?

2. One of the women in front of Anders in the bank line says, "Oh, that's nice" (2) in what manner

3. What verb is used to describe the fastening of the guard's hands together?

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

5. The man with the shotgun moves with "a peculiar" (10) what?

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