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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who opens the security gate leading to the bank tellers' stations?
(a) The head bank teller.
(b) The man with the pistol.
(c) The bank manager.
(d) The man with the shotgun.

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

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

4. What verb is used to describe the way in which the man with the shotgun places the guard's hands behind his back?
(a) Crank.
(b) Yank.
(c) Pull.
(d) Snatch.

5. In which direction does the man with the shotgun pass the shotgun when he gives it to the other bank robber?
(a) Over.
(b) Around.
(c) Up.
(d) Down.

6. Who looks at the misplaced bank teller after someone asks the question, "Whose slot is that" (11)?
(a) Anders.
(b) The bank manager.
(c) The man with the pistol.
(d) The man with the shotgun.

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

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

9. 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.

10. The man with the shotgun has put down what object before he strikes the guard?
(a) His shotgun.
(b) His tie.
(c) His knife.
(d) His cloth bag.

11. Who hands the bags to the bank tellers?
(a) The man with the pistol.
(b) The man with the shotgun.
(c) The bank manager.
(d) Anders.

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

13. The man with the pistol asks Anders if he has what condition?
(a) If he is deaf.
(b) If he is slow.
(c) If he has a hero complex.
(d) If he is mute.

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

15. What color are the business suits worn by the bank robbers?
(a) Brown.
(b) Blue.
(c) White.
(d) Gray.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two adjectives does Anders use to characterize the conversation of the women ahead of him?

2. Against what part of Anders's body does the man with the pistol press his gun?

3. Anders sarcastically compares the complaint of the woman in front of him to what medical emergency?

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

5. The women in front of Anders look at the bank teller in what manner when she begins to have a conversation with another bank employee?

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