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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. One bank robber is armed with a pistol, while the other is armed with what weapon?
2. After leaving her position, the bank teller begins to speak to another bank employee who is taking what action?
3. Anders refers to the bank robbers using what phrase?
4. The man with the pistol calls Anders what kind of "boy" (14)?
5. What adjective is used to describe the line Anders faces when he gets to the bank?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the first question the man with the pistol asks Anders and what is Anders's reply?
2. What sort of narration does the story "Bullet in the Brain" employ?
3. In what way is Anders shown to be hypocritical within the opening scene of the story?
4. Provide an account of the chain reaction that leads to Wolff's revelation of the story's main conflict.
5. Describe the first physical contact one of the robbers makes with Anders.
6. Describe the setting in the opening of the story "Bullet in the Brain."
7. What is the first command the man with the pistol gives to Anders and how does Anders respond?
8. For what purpose does the man with the sawed-off shotgun put down his weapon at one point?
9. How is the motif of violence featured within the very first section of the story?
10. Discuss a moment in the story that reveals who is in charge of the bank robbery.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Determine Wolff’s message regarding the phenomenon of becoming a jaded human being over time.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze Anders’ fascination with language throughout the story and trace how his relationship to language changes over the course of his life.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the story’s use of the classical art motif. Why does Anders examine particular elements of the ceiling mural depicting Zeus and Europa, for example, and how do choices such as these dovetail with messages depicted in the story?
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