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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Anders uses what term to mentally describe the woman in front of him in line who has just spoken to him?
(a) Nincompoop.
(b) Witch.
(c) Crone.
(d) Crybaby.

2. What action does the man with the shotgun take the first time he makes physical contact with the security guard?
(a) He punches the guard.
(b) He puts the guard in a headlock.
(c) He pushes the guard.
(d) He stabs the guard.

3. One bank robber is armed with a pistol, while the other is armed with what weapon?
(a) A sawed-off shotgun.
(b) A knife.
(c) A revolver.
(d) A bottle of chloroform.

4. Who places a sign in one of the bank tellers' windows?
(a) The man with the pistol.
(b) The bank manager.
(c) The security guard.
(d) A bank teller.

5. What term is used to describe the bags handed to the bank tellers?
(a) Plastic.
(b) Garbage.
(c) Grocery.
(d) Hefty.

Short Answer Questions

1. The man with the shotgun has put down what object before he strikes the guard?

2. What is Anders's profession in the story "Bullet in the Brain"?

3. Anders refers to the bank robbers using what phrase?

4. What word is used to describe the height of the man with the shotgun?

5. Into what position does the man with the shotgun force the security guard?

Short Essay Questions

1. Provide an account of the chain reaction that leads to Wolff's revelation of the story's main conflict.

2. How is the motif of violence featured within the very first section of the story?

3. Describe the first physical contact one of the robbers makes with Anders.

4. How does Wolff use allusion within the story?

5. For what purpose does the man with the sawed-off shotgun put down his weapon at one point?

6. Name the violent actions taken by the man with the sawed-off shotgun.

7. What two-word name does the man with the pistol call Anders?

8. Anders refers to the conflict at the center of the story as what object? Why?

9. What is the first command the man with the pistol gives to Anders and how does Anders respond?

10. What evidence suggests that the robbers are indeed following a script of sorts throughout the robbery?

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