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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. The women in front of Anders take what action when they see the bank teller having a conversation with another bank employee?
(a) They push their way to the front of the line.
(b) They yell at the bank teller.
(c) They break off their conversation.
(d) They threaten to call the police.

2. In what manner are the customers said to turn toward the bank robbers?
(a) Reluctantly.
(b) Slowly.
(c) Instantly.
(d) Cautiously.

3. The woman in front of Anders in line looks at Anders with what type of eyes in Paragraph 9?
(a) Murderous.
(b) Pleading.
(c) Questioning.
(d) Drowning.

4. Anders is said to have "conceived his own" (3) what kind of hatred toward the bank teller by the time the woman in front of Anders speaks to him?
(a) Seething.
(b) Towering.
(c) Burning.
(d) Icy.

5. Against what part of Anders's body does the man with the pistol press his gun?
(a) The temple.
(b) The chest.
(c) The stomach.
(d) The back.

Short Answer Questions

1. The man with the pistol presses it to whose neck?

2. Anders sarcastically compares the complaint of the woman in front of him to what social issue?

3. What color are the business suits worn by the bank robbers?

4. The man with the pistol calls Anders what kind of "boy" (14)?

5. What verb is used to describe the fastening of the guard's hands together?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What sort of narration does the story "Bullet in the Brain" employ?

3. At what time of day does the story take place?

4. What is the first turn of phrase used by the man with the pistol that interests Anders and why?

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

6. Describe the setting in the opening of the story "Bullet in the Brain."

7. Contrast Anders's reaction to the bank robbery with the reaction of the woman in front of Anders in line.

8. In what way is Anders shown to be hypocritical within the opening scene of the story?

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

10. What is the first question the man with the pistol asks Anders and what is Anders's reply?

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