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

2. The narrator characterizes the "peculiar" (10) motion of the man with the shotgun by settling on what term?
(a) Calm.
(b) Languidity.
(c) Torpor.
(d) Rigidity.

3. One of the robbers' comments reminds Anders of what short story?
(a) "A Good Man is Hard to Find."
(b) "The Chrysanthemums."
(c) "The Yellow Wallpaper."
(d) "The Killers."

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

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

6. When the customers turn toward the bank robbers, they see the two men standing in what location?
(a) To the side of the door.
(b) In front of the bank manager's desk.
(c) To the left of the restroom.
(d) Just outside of the bank doors.

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

8. 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.

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

10. Immediately after Anders's evocation of a Biblical place, the woman in front of him takes what action?
(a) She shrugs.
(b) She turns her back on Anders.
(c) She sighs.
(d) She sucks in her cheeks.

11. 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) Boisterous and enigmatic.
(d) Boring and endless.

12. Anders sarcastically compares the complaint of the woman in front of him to what social issue?
(a) Poverty.
(b) War.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Sexism.

13. Anders is said to utilize what element in every review he writes?
(a) Savagery.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Shards of glass.
(d) Brilliance.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With what sort of blow does the man with the shotgun strike the guard in a certain part of the guard's body?

3. One bank robber is armed with a pistol, while the other is armed with what weapon?

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

5. Behind how many women does Anders become "stuck" (1) in the bank queue?

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