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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the man with the pistol do with the pistol just before shooting Anders in the head?
(a) He brandishes it.
(b) He cocks it.
(c) He raises it.
(d) He polishes it.

2. 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 frontal lobe.
(c) The basal ganglia.
(d) The corpus callosum.

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

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

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

6. The narrator provides the speed of the bullet after it hits what object?
(a) The brain.
(b) The flesh.
(c) The cranium.
(d) The skull.

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

8. What word does the man with the pistol utter after he states Anders's consequence for a certain action?
(a) Capiche.
(b) Revoir.
(c) Sayonara.
(d) Comprende.

9. 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 glint of sunshine on the leaves.
(d) A rosy blush on the underside of the clouds.

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

11. What two adjectives are used to describe the smell Anders detects?
(a) Piercing and ammoniac.
(b) Ugly and noxious.
(c) Noxious and overwhelming.
(d) Pleasant and sweet.

12. 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 is wrong with you?"
(b) "What's so funny?"
(c) "Are you serious?"
(d) "Are you going to shut up?"

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

14. The man with the pistol finally takes what action that snaps Anders out of his fog?
(a) He breathes out.
(b) He stomps on Anders's foot.
(c) He yells in Anders's face.
(d) He fires his pistol into the ceiling.

15. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the style of the old bank building?
(a) Uninspired.
(b) Pompous.
(c) Conventional.
(d) Staid.

Short Answer Questions

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

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 man with the pistol offers to allow Anders to perform what type of favor for him?

4. Which figure depicted in the bank ceiling mural appears as a cow?

5. Once inside the brain, the bullet is said to come "under the mediation of" what kind of "time" (35)?

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