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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. When the man with the shotgun comes to the empty teller station, at whom does he look?
2. The man with the shotgun moves with "a peculiar" (10) what?
3. The man with the pistol presses it to whose neck?
4. Again with the inclusion of sarcasm in his voice, Anders invokes the name of what Biblical place in response to the woman in front of him in line?
5. Anders is unable to get to the bank until "just before" (1) when?
Short Essay Questions
1. For what purpose does the man with the sawed-off shotgun put down his weapon at one point?
2. How is the motif of violence featured within the very first section of the story?
3. At what time of day does the story take place?
4. What does the man with the sawed-off shotgun do with his weapon when he needs both hands to complete a different task?
5. Discuss a moment in the story that reveals who is in charge of the bank robbery.
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. Describe the first physical contact one of the robbers makes with Anders.
9. Contrast Anders's reaction to the bank robbery with the reaction of the woman in front of Anders in line.
10. What is the first question the man with the pistol asks Anders and what is Anders's reply?
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
Trace the characterization arc of Anders’s character throughout the story. Discuss whether Anders is a round or flat character and whether he is a static or dynamic character.
Essay Topic 3
Could "Bullet in the Brain" be classified as a horror story? Why or why not?
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