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

2. When the customers turn toward the bank robbers, they see the two men standing in what location?
(a) To the side of the door.
(b) To the left of the restroom.
(c) In front of the bank manager's desk.
(d) Just outside of the bank doors.

3. Who looks at the misplaced bank teller after someone asks the question, "Whose slot is that" (11)?
(a) The bank manager.
(b) Anders.
(c) The man with the pistol.
(d) The man with the shotgun.

4. The man with the pistol asks Anders if he has what condition?
(a) If he is deaf.
(b) If he is mute.
(c) If he has a hero complex.
(d) If he is slow.

5. To whom is "Buzz him in" said in Paragraph 10?
(a) Anders.
(b) The bank manager.
(c) The tellers.
(d) The man with the pistol.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first character to whom Anders speaks after the robbery begins?

2. What word is used to describe the weight of the man with the shotgun?

3. In what position is the guard lying after taking a blow from the man with the shotgun?

4. Who places a sign in one of the bank tellers' windows?

5. What adjective is used to describe the line Anders faces when he gets to the bank?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Anders invoke the idea of justice within the scene of the robbery?

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

3. How does Wolff use allusion within the story?

4. What evidence points to the conclusion that Wolff wants the reader to view Anders's actions as selfish?

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

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

7. How does the theme of social status or class come into play within the story?

8. Discuss a moment in the story that reveals who is in charge of the bank robbery.

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

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

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