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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 verb is used to describe the way in which a robber walks along the line of bank tellers?
(a) Lurch.
(b) Stroll.
(c) Saunter.
(d) Slink.

2. What is said to come "over the bank" (6) just after all of the customers turn?
(a) A helicopter.
(b) A trance.
(c) A silence.
(d) A hush.

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

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

5. What verb is used to describe the fastening of the guard's hands together?
(a) Freeze.
(b) Lock.
(c) Safeguard.
(d) Secure.

Short Answer Questions

1. Anders is unable to get to the bank until "just before" (1) when?

2. Behind how many women does Anders become "stuck" (1) in the bank queue?

3. What term is used to describe the bags handed to the bank tellers?

4. The man with the pistol asks Anders if he has what condition?

5. What phrase does the man with the pistol utter that causes Anders to tell him, "Oh, bravo" (8)?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the man with the sawed-off shotgun do with his weapon when he needs both hands to complete a different task?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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