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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What action does the man with the shotgun take the first time he makes physical contact with the security guard?
(a) He puts the guard in a headlock.
(b) He pushes the guard.
(c) He stabs the guard.
(d) He punches the guard.

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

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

8. The sign placed into the bank teller's window contains what two words?
(a) Position and closed.
(b) Open and now.
(c) One and moment.
(d) Help and me.

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

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

11. What phrase does the man with the pistol use in order to tell Anders to be quiet?
(a) Shut your trap.
(b) Fermez la bouche.
(c) Shut your face.
(d) Shut up.

12. With what sort of blow does the man with the shotgun strike the guard in a certain part of the guard's body?
(a) A punch.
(b) A shove.
(c) A kick.
(d) A smack.

13. Who says, "Buzz him in" in Paragraph 10?
(a) Anders.
(b) The man with the shotgun.
(c) The woman in line in front of Anders.
(d) The man with the pistol.

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

15. The line in which Anders is waiting is said to be "doubled around the" (2) what?
(a) The rope.
(b) Room.
(c) Bank.
(d) Lobby.

Short Answer Questions

1. Into what position does the man with the shotgun force the security guard?

2. Anders is said to have "conceived his own" (3) what kind of hatred toward the bank teller by the time the woman in front of Anders speaks to him?

3. Anders is unable to get to the bank until "just before" (1) when?

4. In what position is the guard lying after taking a blow from the man with the shotgun?

5. Who asks the question, "Whose slot is that" (11)?

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