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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. The man with the pistol offers to allow Anders to perform what type of favor for him?
2. What is NOT described as one of the few tricks "the artist" who created the bank mural had "up his sleeve" (26)?
3. How many times does Anders apologize to the man with the pistol before repeating again the word the man had previously uttered?
4. What adjective is NOT used to describe the pace of the bullet, in comparison to the speed of a different object?
5. The man with the pistol tells Anders that if Anders takes what action, the man will dole out a consequence?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the eyes of the man with the pistol.
2. What goal does Anders have in mind when staring into the eyes of the man with the pistol?
3. Wolff compares the speeds of what two objects within Paragraph 35?
4. What evidence is there to suggest that Anders does recognize positive aspects of even art he considers subpar?
5. In what way does Anders react to the man with the pistol's use of 1940s slang and what is the end result?
6. What is ironic about the mural artist's portrayal of the story of Zeus and Europa?
7. What specific reaction does Anders have to his vision of a cartoon bubble and how do you know?
8. To what question does Anders answer, "No" in Paragraph 20 before he fights to maintain decorum?
9. What threat does the man with the pistol make against Anders before shooting him?
10. In what way does the narrator make a distinction between different kinds of time?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Wolff’s messages about self-control within the story “Bullet in the Brain.” Focus on elements of the story such as Anders’s inability to keep himself from laughing at the bank robbers’ cliched language.
Essay Topic 2
What is Wolff’s message concerning the link between awe and vibrancy?
Essay Topic 3
Determine Wolff’s message regarding the phenomenon of becoming a jaded human being over time.
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