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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many "feet per second" (35) is the bullet said to be moving after it strikes a particular object?
(a) 90.
(b) 60.
(c) 900.
(d) 400.

2. What part of the man with the pistol's body continues to repeat a particular action?
(a) His left eyelid.
(b) His leg.
(c) His fingers.
(d) His wrist.

3. The man with the pistol asks Anders whether Anders thinks that the man is "some kind of" (29) what?
(a) Idiot.
(b) Patsy.
(c) Creep.
(d) Clown.

4. The narrator states that Anders "would have" (35) felt in what way about the phrase "passed before his eyes" (35)?
(a) He would have abhorred it.
(b) He would have believed in it.
(c) He would have recognized it.
(d) He would have rejected it.

5. When Anders turns down the man with the pistol's offer, the man with the pistol says, "Then, stop" (23) what?
(a) Staring at the ceiling.
(b) Looking at him.
(c) Looking at the woman in front of him in line.
(d) Gazing out the window.

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

7. What adjective is used to describe the shoes of the man with the pistol?
(a) Scuffed.
(b) Black.
(c) Shiny.
(d) New.

8. Anders is said to have noticed the main quality of the figures on the ceiling how long ago?
(a) Decades ago.
(b) Many years ago.
(c) Several months ago.
(d) A few weeks ago.

9. The narrator provides the speed of the bullet after it hits what object?
(a) The brain.
(b) The cranium.
(c) The skull.
(d) The flesh.

10. The figures painted on the bank ceiling are wearing what garments of clothing?
(a) Togas.
(b) Nightshirts.
(c) Evening gowns.
(d) Burlap dresses.

11. How many times does Anders apologize to the man with the pistol before repeating again the word the man had previously uttered?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

12. The man with the pistol finally takes what action that snaps Anders out of his fog?
(a) He breathes out.
(b) He fires his pistol into the ceiling.
(c) He stomps on Anders's foot.
(d) He yells in Anders's face.

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

14. What is Anders's reaction to the word the man utters after he states Anders's consequence for a certain action?
(a) He yawns.
(b) He bursts out laughing.
(c) He smiles.
(d) He sighs.

15. What consequence does the man with the pistol say he will dole out if Anders takes a certain action?
(a) The man will fit Anders with a pair of cement shoes.
(b) The man will murder Anders's whole family.
(c) Anders will be history.
(d) Anders will be no more.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which figure depicted in the bank ceiling mural appears as a bull?

3. What is the main quality of the figures painted on the bank ceiling, according to Anders?

4. What adjective is used to describe the ceiling of the bank?

5. How many questions does the man with the pistol ask Anders before Anders answers "No" the second time?

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