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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What term is used to refer to the relationship between the bank robbers?
(a) Friends.
(b) Comrades.
(c) Pals.
(d) Partners.

3. 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) With questioning eyes.
(c) Suspiciously.
(d) In a silent plea.

4. The man with the pistol uses what adjective to describe the teller he instructs to fill her bag?
(a) Sneaky.
(b) Ugly.
(c) Fat.
(d) Sly.

5. Who looks at the misplaced bank teller after someone asks the question, "Whose slot is that" (11)?
(a) The man with the pistol.
(b) Anders.
(c) The bank manager.
(d) The man with the shotgun.

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

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

8. 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.

9. What adjective is used to describe the line Anders faces when he gets to the bank?
(a) Short.
(b) Jagged.
(c) Long.
(d) Endless.

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

11. The man with the pistol calls Anders what kind of "boy" (14)?
(a) Bright.
(b) Bank.
(c) Naive.
(d) Brave.

12. The man with the shotgun moves with "a peculiar" (10) what?
(a) Robotic manner.
(b) Limp.
(c) Slowness.
(d) Rolling motion.

13. The women in front of Anders take what action when they see the bank teller having a conversation with another bank employee?
(a) They threaten to call the police.
(b) They yell at the bank teller.
(c) They break off their conversation.
(d) They push their way to the front of the line.

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

15. What color are the ski masks worn by the bank robbers?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Plaid.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

1. Anders describes the complaint of the woman in front of him by using what adjective in a sarcastic manner?

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

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

4. What two adjectives does Anders use to characterize the conversation of the women ahead of him?

5. 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?

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