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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What verb is used to describe the fastening of the guard's hands together?
(a) Lock.
(b) Secure.
(c) Safeguard.
(d) Freeze.

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

3. Who opens the security gate leading to the bank tellers' stations?
(a) The man with the pistol.
(b) The head bank teller.
(c) The bank manager.
(d) The man with the shotgun.

4. The man with the shotgun fastens the guard's hands together using what method?
(a) Twist ties.
(b) Ropes.
(c) Handcuffs.
(d) Zip ties.

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

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

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

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

9. Anders sarcastically compares the complaint of the woman in front of him to what medical emergency?
(a) Chopping off an appendage.
(b) Chopping off the wrong leg.
(c) Chopping off a finger.
(d) Chopping off the wrong arm.

10. One bank robber is armed with a pistol, while the other is armed with what weapon?
(a) A sawed-off shotgun.
(b) A bottle of chloroform.
(c) A knife.
(d) A revolver.

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

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

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

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

15. Anders refers to the bank robbers using what phrase?
(a) The dangerous classes.
(b) The brutish classes.
(c) The lower classes.
(d) The ignorant classes.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is "Buzz him in" said in Paragraph 10?

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

3. To what part of the guard's body does the man with the shotgun strike a blow?

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

5. One of the women in front of Anders in the bank line says, "Oh, that's nice" (2) in what manner

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