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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT a way in which the man with the pistol's eyes are described?
(a) Blue.
(b) Pale.
(c) Cloudy.
(d) Red-rimmed.

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 cupids.
(b) A coy backward glance on the faces of the fauns.
(c) A rosy blush on the underside of the clouds.
(d) A glint of sunshine on the leaves.

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

4. What kind of shoes is the man with the pistol wearing?
(a) Loafers.
(b) Moccasins.
(c) Oxfords.
(d) Wing-tips.

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

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

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

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

9. Anders muses that at the moment, he "has no choice but to" (26) take what action in relation to the work of the artist responsible for painting the ceiling?
(a) Regard.
(b) Scrutinize.
(c) Celebrate.
(d) Examine.

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

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

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

13. Between utterances of the word the man with the pistol had just said, Anders invokes the name of what deity?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Allah.
(c) Jehovah.
(d) God.

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

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. When Anders turns down the man with the pistol's offer, the man with the pistol says, "Then, stop" (23) what?

2. How many times in total does Anders repeat the word uttered by the man with the pistol just before Anders is shot?

3. The memory that emerges within Anders's conscious mind takes place on a day how many years previous?

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

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

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