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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What adjective is used to describe the figures painted on the ceiling of the bank?
(a) Mythological.
(b) Roman.
(c) Greek.
(d) Biblical.

2. What language does Wolff use to describe the location where Anders is shot?
(a) Squarely in the head.
(b) In the back of the head.
(c) Right in the head.
(d) Exactly in the head.

3. One part of the man with the pistol's body is said to "keep" (20) doing what?
(a) Fidgeting.
(b) Swinging.
(c) Falling asleep.
(d) Twitching.

4. Anders is said to take what action at his "leisure" (35) in regard to the scene he witnesses from his past?
(a) Reflect.
(b) Mourn.
(c) Grieve.
(d) Contemplate.

5. What does the man with the pistol do with the pistol just before shooting Anders in the head?
(a) He raises it.
(b) He polishes it.
(c) He cocks it.
(d) He brandishes it.

6. The memory that emerges within Anders's conscious mind takes place during what time of day?
(a) In the morning.
(b) In the afternoon.
(c) In the middle of the night.
(d) At dusk.

7. What two adjectives are used to describe the smell Anders detects?
(a) Ugly and noxious.
(b) Piercing and ammoniac.
(c) Noxious and overwhelming.
(d) Pleasant and sweet.

8. How many questions does the man with the pistol ask Anders before Anders answers "No" the first time (30)?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

9. What verb is used to describe the way in which the bullet travels through Anders's brain?
(a) Raged.
(b) Ploughed.
(c) Flew.
(d) Sped.

10. Anders is said to take what action "through his fingers" (34) as he apologizes to the man with the pistol?
(a) Yawn.
(b) Snort.
(c) Peer.
(d) Hiccup.

11. From what location does the bullet exit Anders's head?
(a) From in front of his right ear.
(b) From above his right ear.
(c) From behind his right ear.
(d) From behind his left ear.

12. What verb is used to describe the movement of Anders's bones after a bullet enters his skull?
(a) Spread.
(b) Flew.
(c) Scattered.
(d) Sprayed.

13. What gesture does Anders make when he laughs near the end of his life?
(a) He crosses his arms.
(b) He puts his hands in his pockets.
(c) He covers his mouth with both hands.
(d) He holds his stomach.

14. Who asks Anders whether he considers them "comical" (29)?
(a) The man with the pistol.
(b) The bank manager.
(c) The man with the shotgun.
(d) The woman in front of him in line.

15. When Anders imagines a cartoon bubble emerging from the bull's mouth, what does it say that causes Anders to laugh?
(a) Moo.
(b) Hubba hubba.
(c) Oh, baby.
(d) Come hither.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Anders's reaction to the word the man utters after he states Anders's consequence for a certain action?

2. The man with the pistol tells Anders that if Anders takes what action, the man will dole out a consequence?

3. Between utterances of the word the man with the pistol had just said, Anders invokes the name of what deity?

4. The narrator states that there is "gilt scrollwork" (26) over what feature of the bank?

5. The origin of the memory that arises within Anders's conscious mind is described with the use of what adjective?

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