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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The memory that emerges within Anders's conscious mind takes place in what season?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Autumn.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How many times does Anders apologize to the man with the pistol before repeating again the word the man had previously uttered?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

10. What male figure does Anders reflect upon as he is gazing at the bank ceiling?
(a) Pan.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Adam.
(d) Zeus.

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

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

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

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

15. What verb is used to describe the way in which the bullet travels through Anders's brain?
(a) Raged.
(b) Sped.
(c) Flew.
(d) Ploughed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What verb is used to describe the movement of Anders's bones after a bullet enters his skull?

2. What adjective is NOT used to describe the pace of the bullet, in comparison to the speed of a different object?

3. What adjective is used to describe the ceiling of the bank?

4. The narrator states that there is "gilt scrollwork" (26) over what feature of the bank?

5. What term is used to describe the chain reaction that happens within Anders's brain when the bullet hits a particular part of it?

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