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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the bank's marble features are named, what is NOT named as being made of marble?
(a) Stairs.
(b) Counters.
(c) Floors.
(d) Pillars.

2. What is NOT described as one of the few tricks "the artist" who created the bank mural had "up his sleeve" (26)?
(a) A coy backward glance on the faces of the fauns.
(b) A glint of sunshine on the leaves.
(c) A coy backward glance on the faces of the cupids.
(d) A rosy blush on the underside of the clouds.

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

4. What object is stated to be much faster than the bullet speeding through Anders's head?
(a) Brain waves.
(b) Synaptic lightning.
(c) Sound waves.
(d) Memories.

5. The ceiling of the bank is said to be "crowded with" (26) what?
(a) Parables.
(b) Dramas.
(c) Characters.
(d) Gods and demons.

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

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

8. What is Anders's reply to the question he is asked by the man with the pistol?
(a) Not a thing.
(b) Yes.
(c) Nothing.
(d) No.

9. The man with the pistol uses what object to finally direct Anders's gaze toward the bank ceiling?
(a) His pistol.
(b) His knife.
(c) His fingers.
(d) His fist.

10. Once inside the brain, the bullet is said to come "under the mediation of" what kind of "time" (35)?
(a) Heaven time.
(b) White light time.
(c) Death time.
(d) Brain time.

11. The barrel of the gun is said to have what effect on Anders's body?
(a) It gives him goosebumps.
(b) It tickles him.
(c) It causes him to freeze.
(d) It cripples him.

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

13. One element in the chain reaction happening within Anders's brain is named as "ion" (35) what?
(a) Transports.
(b) Transmissions.
(c) Complexities.
(d) Beams.

14. Which figure depicted in the bank ceiling mural appears as a cow?
(a) Pandora.
(b) Europa.
(c) Persephone.
(d) Eve.

15. Just before the man with the pistol prods Anders with the gun once again, Anders begins "to develop a sense of" (20) what?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) Nostalgia.
(c) Terror.
(d) Unease.

Short Answer Questions

1. The man with the pistol asks Anders whether Anders thinks that the man is "some kind of" (29) what?

2. What kind of shoes is the man with the pistol wearing?

3. To what location does Anders direct his eyes after the man with the pistol first demands that Anders adjust his gaze?

4. What verb is used to describe the way in which the bullet travels through Anders's brain?

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

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