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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) With hatred.
(b) Suspiciously.
(c) In a silent plea.
(d) With questioning eyes.

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

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

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

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

6. What action does the man with the shotgun take the first time he makes physical contact with the security guard?
(a) He stabs the guard.
(b) He puts the guard in a headlock.
(c) He punches the guard.
(d) He pushes the guard.

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

8. 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) Boring.
(c) Pessimistic.
(d) Nasty.

9. The man with the pistol presses it to whose neck?
(a) A customer.
(b) A bank teller.
(c) The security guard.
(d) The bank manager.

10. To what part of the guard's body does the man with the shotgun strike a blow?
(a) Square in the nose.
(b) On the bridge of the foot.
(c) Between the shoulder blades.
(d) In the kneecap.

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

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 sits in a chair at the desk.
(d) She leans against the wall.

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

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator characterizes the "peculiar" (10) motion of the man with the shotgun by settling on what term?

2. Who hands the bags to the bank tellers?

3. The short story named by Anders is written by which famous author?

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

5. Immediately after Anders's evocation of a Biblical place, the woman in front of him takes what action?

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