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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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.

4. What word is used to describe the weight of the man with the shotgun?
(a) Thin.
(b) Fat.
(c) Heavy.
(d) Portly.

5. The object toward which the man with the shotgun moves after striking the guard is located "at the end of" (10) what?
(a) The velvet ropes.
(b) The row of safety deposit boxes.
(c) The customer line.
(d) The counter.

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

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

8. 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 sighs.
(c) She shrugs.
(d) She turns her back on Anders.

9. What question does the man with the pistol ask Anders as he pokes the pistol against Anders's body?
(a) You think I'm playing games?
(b) You looking for a fight?
(c) You a tough guy?
(d) What do we have here?

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

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

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

13. 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 smack.
(b) A punch.
(c) A kick.
(d) A shove.

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

15. After striking the guard, the man with the shotgun moves toward what object?
(a) The employee lockers.
(b) The vault door.
(c) The security gate.
(d) The front door.

Short Answer Questions

1. The man with the pistol presses it to whose neck?

2. What gesture does the misplaced bank teller make before she answers the query about her "slot" (11)?

3. The women in front of Anders take what action when they see the bank teller having a conversation with another bank employee?

4. What verb is used to describe the fastening of the guard's hands together?

5. The woman in front of Anders says that she thinks that the bank is treating their customers in what "way" (4)?

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