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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Anders believes that the creator of the bank's ceiling mural had performed his task with "the utmost" (26) what?
(a) Gravity.
(b) Solemnity.
(c) Attention to detail.
(d) Hilarity.

2. 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.

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

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

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

6. What adjective is used to describe the ceiling of the bank?
(a) Bumpy.
(b) Dilapidated.
(c) Yellowing.
(d) Domed.

7. What part of the brain is NOT mentioned as collecting pieces of bone as the bullet destroys Anders's skull?
(a) The frontal lobe.
(b) The basal ganglia.
(c) The corpus callosum.
(d) The cerebral cortex.

8. To what location does Anders direct his eyes after the man with the pistol first demands that Anders adjust his gaze?
(a) To the ceiling.
(b) He closes his eyes.
(c) To the man's feet.
(d) To the front door of the bank.

9. When the man with the pistol rejects Anders's choice of where to direct his gaze for the second time, toward what object does the man direct Anders's gaze?
(a) The ceiling.
(b) The floor.
(c) The wallpaper.
(d) The back of the bank.

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

11. In what manner does Anders perform a particular action "through his fingers" (34)?
(a) Carelessly.
(b) Helplessly.
(c) Quietly.
(d) Foolishly.

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

13. How many times in total does Anders repeat the word uttered by the man with the pistol just before Anders is shot?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

14. What adjective is NOT used to describe the pace of the bullet, in comparison to the speed of a different object?
(a) Sluggish.
(b) Pathetic.
(c) Pitiful.
(d) Glacial.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many "feet per second" (35) is the bullet said to be moving after it strikes a particular object?

2. What object is stated to be much faster than the bullet speeding through Anders's head?

3. What gesture does Anders make when he laughs near the end of his life?

4. When Anders imagines a cartoon bubble emerging from the bull's mouth, what does it say that causes Anders to laugh?

5. Just before the man with the pistol prods Anders with the gun once again, Anders begins "to develop a sense of" (20) what?

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