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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. What gesture does the misplaced bank teller make before she answers the query about her "slot" (11)?
(a) She takes a deep breath.
(b) She hums under her breath.
(c) She puts her hand to her throat.
(d) She tucks her head onto her chest.

2. To what part of the guard's body does the man with the shotgun strike a blow?
(a) On the bridge of the foot.
(b) Square in the nose.
(c) Between the shoulder blades.
(d) In the kneecap.

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

4. What adjective is used to describe the line Anders faces when he gets to the bank?
(a) Endless.
(b) Long.
(c) Jagged.
(d) Short.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who looks at the misplaced bank teller after someone asks the question, "Whose slot is that" (11)?

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

3. When the customers turn toward the bank robbers, they see the two men standing in what location?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Wolff use allusion within the story?

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

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