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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What language does Wolff use to describe the location where Anders is shot?
(a) Right in the head.
(b) Exactly in the head.
(c) Squarely in the head.
(d) In the back of the head.

2. 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.

3. The man with the pistol offers to allow Anders to perform what type of favor for him?
(a) A momentary one.
(b) A big one.
(c) A small one.
(d) A sexual one.

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

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

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) Heaven time.
(c) Death time.
(d) Brain time.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What term is used to refer to the bone parts damaged by the bullet entering Anders's head?

2. When the bank's marble features are named, what is NOT named as being made of marble?

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

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

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

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