Working+at+the+Bank

When I first started working in a bank in the center of the city, I was always afraid someone might rob me. I was behind bulletproof glass, but the alarm buttons always reminded me that someone could rob me. We had secret signals that changed every day, and there was an automatic alarm that rang when the last money came out of my drawer. Sure enough, one day a man I thought looked suspicious entered the bank. He walked by the other tellers to come to me. I thought he knew I didn't have much experience. He put his hand into his pocket, pulled out a note, and put it under the teller window. I was very scared, dropped down under the counter, and hit the alarm button. The guards came and held the man. Then I read the note. It said, "Would you have lunch with me?" Adapted from a first person story by Mrs. L.N., taken from The Detroit News circa 1980

A) Did the woman in the story have a lot of experience working in a bank?

 1. Yes

 2. No

B) Why did the woman in the story think the man came to her window?

 1. She thought he was a robber.

 2. She thought he knew she didn't have experience.

 3. She thought he wanted to have lunch with her.

 4. 1 and 2

 5. 2 and 3

C)Why did the guards come and hold the man?

 1. Because the woman yelled that someone was a robber.

 2. Because the woman dropped under the counter.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> 3. Because the woman pushed the alarm button.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">D) Was the man a robber?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> 1. Yes

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> 2. No

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">E) In the first paragraph, what does inner-city mean?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> 1. In the suburbs.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> 2. In the center of the city.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> 3. Outside the city.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">F) In the first paragraph, what does constant fear mean?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> 1. Always afraid.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> 2. Often sick.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> 3. Difficult.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">G) In the first paragraph, what does threat mean?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> 1. Something bad that is going to happen for sure.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> 2. The possibility that something bad might happen.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">3. A plan.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">H) In the first paragraph, what does till mean?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> 1. A purse.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> 2. The drawer of a cash register, where money is kept.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> 3. A wallet.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">I) In the second paragraph, what does apparently mean?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> 1. Slowly, with much thought before.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> 2. Done in a quick way.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> 3. Thinking that something seems to be true from the information you have.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">J) In the second paragraph, what does slipped mean?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> 1. Moved something easily and quietly

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> 2. Dropped something in front of.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">3. Pushed hard.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">K) In the second paragraph, what does panicked mean?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> 1. Made a decision after thinking everything over.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> 2. Fell on the floor.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> 3. Acted because of strong fear, without thinking clearly.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">L) In the third paragraph, what does grabbed mean?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> 1. To talk to someone loudly.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> 2. To take quickly and roughly.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> 3. To talk to someone politely.