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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. What verb is used to describe the fastening of the guard's hands together?
2. What gesture does the misplaced bank teller make before she answers the query about her "slot" (11)?
3. With what sort of blow does the man with the shotgun strike the guard in a certain part of the guard's body?
4. The woman in front of Anders says that she thinks that the bank is treating their customers in what "way" (4)?
5. Behind how many women does Anders become "stuck" (1) in the bank queue?
Short Essay Questions
1. For what purpose does the man with the sawed-off shotgun put down his weapon at one point?
2. In what way is Anders shown to be hypocritical within the opening scene of the story?
3. How does Wolff use allusion within the story?
4. Describe the man with the sawed-off shotgun.
5. What is the first turn of phrase used by the man with the pistol that interests Anders and why?
6. Anders refers to the conflict at the center of the story as what object? Why?
7. What evidence points to the conclusion that Wolff wants the reader to view Anders's actions as selfish?
8. Name the violent actions taken by the man with the sawed-off shotgun.
9. How does Anders invoke the idea of justice within the scene of the robbery?
10. Contrast Anders's reaction to the bank robbery with the reaction of the woman in front of Anders in line.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within Wolff’s story “Bullet in the Brain.” Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the story.
Essay Topic 2
How is the topic of masculinity treated within Wolff’s story and how does its treatment relate to the story's depicted messages?
Essay Topic 3
Could "Bullet in the Brain" be classified as a horror story? Why or why not?
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