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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. In what manner does Anders perform a particular action "through his fingers" (34)?
(a) Foolishly.
(b) Quietly.
(c) Carelessly.
(d) Helplessly.

2. The memory that emerges within Anders's conscious mind takes place in what season?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Autumn.

3. Once inside the brain, the bullet is said to come "under the mediation of" what kind of "time" (35)?
(a) White light time.
(b) Brain time.
(c) Death time.
(d) Heaven time.

4. What does the man with the pistol do with the pistol just before shooting Anders in the head?
(a) He polishes it.
(b) He raises it.
(c) He cocks it.
(d) He brandishes it.

5. The man with the pistol uses what object to finally direct Anders's gaze toward the bank ceiling?
(a) His fist.
(b) His fingers.
(c) His knife.
(d) His pistol.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main quality of the figures painted on the bank ceiling, according to Anders?

2. What verb is used to describe the way in which the bullet travels through Anders's brain?

3. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the style of the old bank building?

4. Between utterances of the word the man with the pistol had just said, Anders invokes the name of what deity?

5. What verb is used to describe the effect the bullet has on Anders's skull when he is shot?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Wolff's purpose for describing the eyes of the man with the pistol?

2. What piece of 1940s slang does the man with the pistol use and how does Anders react?

3. Describe the eyes of the man with the pistol.

4. What threat does the man with the pistol make against Anders before shooting him?

5. Discuss an instance of irony within the story.

6. To what question does Anders answer, "No" in Paragraph 20 before he fights to maintain decorum?

7. Discuss an instance of irony within Anders's final moments.

8. What is the overall subject of the mural painted upon the bank's ceiling?

9. In what way does Anders react to the man with the pistol's use of 1940s slang and what is the end result?

10. The man with the pistol wonders aloud if Anders views him in what way?

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