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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term is used to describe the bags handed to the bank tellers?
(a) Grocery.
(b) Plastic.
(c) Hefty.
(d) Garbage.

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

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

4. What phrase does the man with the pistol utter that causes Anders to tell him, "Oh, bravo" (8)?
(a) Dead meat.
(b) Cement shoes.
(c) Hurry up.
(d) Oh my gosh.

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

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

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

8. After leaving her position, the bank teller begins to speak to another bank employee who is taking what action?
(a) Shuffling papers.
(b) Crunching numbers.
(c) Helping a customer.
(d) Lighting a cigarette.

9. The woman in front of Anders says that she thinks that the bank is treating their customers in what "way" (4)?
(a) Egregious.
(b) Dumb.
(c) Scandalous.
(d) Lousy.

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

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

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

13. Against what part of Anders's body does the man with the pistol press his gun?
(a) The stomach.
(b) The chest.
(c) The temple.
(d) The back.

14. One of the women in front of Anders in the bank line says, "Oh, that's nice" (2) in what manner
(a) With interest.
(b) Sincerely.
(c) Sarcastically.
(d) Romantically.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is said to come "over the bank" (6) just after all of the customers turn?

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

4. The line in which Anders is waiting is said to be "doubled around the" (2) what?

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

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