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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. How many times does Anders apologize to the man with the pistol before repeating again the word the man had previously uttered?
2. Anders muses that at the moment, he "has no choice but to" (26) take what action in relation to the work of the artist responsible for painting the ceiling?
3. Between utterances of the word the man with the pistol had just said, Anders invokes the name of what deity?
4. The narrator provides the speed of the bullet after it hits what object?
5. The figures painted on the bank ceiling are wearing what garments of clothing?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way does the narrator make a distinction between different kinds of time?
2. What specific reaction does Anders have to his vision of a cartoon bubble and how do you know?
3. What is the overall subject of the mural painted upon the bank's ceiling?
4. What is Anders's reply to the question he is asked the third time he is called "Bright boy" (27)?
5. What goal does Anders have in mind when staring into the eyes of the man with the pistol?
6. In what way does Anders react to the man with the pistol's use of 1940s slang and what is the end result?
7. What appears to be the source of the man with the pistol's anger toward Anders?
8. What factors lead to the memory from "forty years past" (35) being called up rather than another memory?
9. Wolff compares the speeds of what two objects within Paragraph 35?
10. Discuss an instance of irony within the story.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze Wolff’s story from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Write a critical essay about "Bullet in the Brain" while using the critical power theory lens of Marxist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the story's treatment of issues such as socioeconomic status, hierarchies, wealth, class, or any other issues related to Marxist theory that can be found in the short story.
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