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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator states that there is "gilt scrollwork" (26) over what feature of the bank?
(a) The tellers' cages.
(b) The gate to the vault.
(c) The front door.
(d) The entryway.

2. What question does the man with the pistol ask Anders after he has put the pistol against a part of Anders's body?
(a) "What's so funny?"
(b) "What is wrong with you?"
(c) "Are you serious?"
(d) "Are you going to shut up?"

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

4. Which figure depicted in the bank ceiling mural appears as a bull?
(a) Adam.
(b) John the Baptist.
(c) Pan.
(d) Zeus.

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

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

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

8. The man with the pistol tells Anders that if Anders takes what action, the man will dole out a consequence?
(a) "Messes" with him.
(b) "Screws" with him.
(c) "Fucks" with him.
(d) "Manipulates" him.

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

10. 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) Gazing out the window.
(c) Looking at the woman in front of him in line.
(d) Looking at him.

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

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

13. What verb is used to describe the effect the bullet has on Anders's skull when he is shot?
(a) Smash.
(b) Shatter.
(c) Splinter.
(d) Crush.

14. When the narrator describes Anders trying not to laugh, he is said to be fighting "back the" (20) what?
(a) Titters.
(b) Giggles.
(c) Guffaws.
(d) Hysterics.

15. The memory that emerges within Anders's conscious mind takes place on a day how many years previous?
(a) 30.
(b) 40.
(c) 50.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does the man with the pistol utter after he states Anders's consequence for a certain action?

2. What female figure does Anders reflect upon as he is gazing at the bank ceiling?

3. The man with the pistol uses what object to finally direct Anders's gaze toward the bank ceiling?

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

5. What part of the brain is NOT mentioned as collecting pieces of bone as the bullet destroys Anders's skull?

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