ENGL 203 Short Story "Bullet in the
Brain" Summary Exam Questions &
Answers Scored A+
Tobias Wolff - ANSWER-Author of "Bullet in the Brain"
Anders, long line - ANSWER-The story opens in a bank. _______________, a
curmudgeonly literary critic, arrives shortly before the bank's closing time, and he is
frustrated by the ________________.
bank staff, trivial - ANSWER-When a woman in front of him complains about the
________________, Anders mocks the woman for complaining about something
______________.
ski masks - ANSWER-Suddenly, two armed robbers wearing ________________ enter
the bank and proceed to steal money.
quiet, pistol, talking - ANSWER-Anders reflexively comments on the various cliché
aspects of the situation. The woman in line urges Anders to be _______________. One
of the robbers approaches Anders with a _____________and tells him to
___________________.
breath, unsettled - ANSWER-Anders and the robber look at each other in the eyes. The
robber is so close that Anders can smell the robber's _____________, and Anders feels
___________________.
ceiling - ANSWER-The robber tells Anders to stare at the ______________, and Anders
does so.
Brain" Summary Exam Questions &
Answers Scored A+
Tobias Wolff - ANSWER-Author of "Bullet in the Brain"
Anders, long line - ANSWER-The story opens in a bank. _______________, a
curmudgeonly literary critic, arrives shortly before the bank's closing time, and he is
frustrated by the ________________.
bank staff, trivial - ANSWER-When a woman in front of him complains about the
________________, Anders mocks the woman for complaining about something
______________.
ski masks - ANSWER-Suddenly, two armed robbers wearing ________________ enter
the bank and proceed to steal money.
quiet, pistol, talking - ANSWER-Anders reflexively comments on the various cliché
aspects of the situation. The woman in line urges Anders to be _______________. One
of the robbers approaches Anders with a _____________and tells him to
___________________.
breath, unsettled - ANSWER-Anders and the robber look at each other in the eyes. The
robber is so close that Anders can smell the robber's _____________, and Anders feels
___________________.
ceiling - ANSWER-The robber tells Anders to stare at the ______________, and Anders
does so.
