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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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.

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

5. Once there is a sign within the bank teller's window, she walks to what location?
(a) To the back of the bank.
(b) To her desk in the lobby.
(c) To the front of the bank.
(d) To the restroom.

6. What adjective does Anders add as a qualifier to the name he mentally calls the woman in front of him in line?
(a) Presumptuous.
(b) Pessimistic.
(c) Boring.
(d) Nasty.

7. 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?
(a) Icy.
(b) Seething.
(c) Towering.
(d) Burning.

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

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

10. 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 threaten to call the police.
(c) They push their way to the front of the line.
(d) They break off their conversation.

11. Who is the first character to whom Anders speaks after the robbery begins?
(a) The woman in front of him in line.
(b) The man with the pistol.
(c) The misplaced bank teller.
(d) The bank manager.

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

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 counter.
(c) The velvet ropes.
(d) The row of safety deposit boxes.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When one of the women in front of Anders speaks to him, she is said to be "confident of his" (2) what?

2. What question does the man with the pistol ask Anders as he pokes the pistol against Anders's body?

3. The man with the pistol uses what adjective to describe the teller he instructs to fill her bag?

4. What verb is used to describe the way in which the man with the shotgun places the guard's hands behind his back?

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

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