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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of whom do the girls ask a question?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Lengel.
(c) McMahon.
(d) Stokesie.

2. The narrator likens the appearance of the young woman he calls "Queenie" (5) to what object?
(a) A speck of dust.
(b) A sheet of metal.
(c) A nugget of gold.
(d) A flaming hot coal.

3. The narrator asks the reader in reference to females, "Do you really think there's a mind in there or just a buzz like a" what "in a glass jar" (2)?
(a) Bee.
(b) Cricket.
(c) Fluorescent light bulb.
(d) Doorbell.

4. From what location does the girl the narrator calls "Queenie" (5) pull a folded dollar bill?
(a) From her swimsuit.
(b) From her backpack.
(c) From her pocket.
(d) From her purse.

5. What kind of pattern does the floor at the A and P have?
(a) Houndstooth.
(b) Striped.
(c) Gingham.
(d) Checkerboard.

6. The narrator uses what word to describe the reactions of the other customers as they catch sight of the young women in the store?
(a) Embarrassing.
(b) Hilarious.
(c) Shocking.
(d) Extreme.

7. What term does the narrator use in reference to the women in hair curlers who shop in the A and P?
(a) Housewives.
(b) House-slaves.
(c) Housemice.
(d) Stepford wives.

8. The narrator describes the A and P's stock of records as "a waste of" (12) what?
(a) Oil.
(b) Vinyl.
(c) Space.
(d) Wax.

9. When the narrator rings up a customer's item twice, she "starts giving" (2) him what?
(a) The business.
(b) A time.
(c) Hell.
(d) The riot act.

10. How many young women walk into the grocery store at the start of the story?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

11. At which "check-out slot" (1) is the narrator working throughout the story?
(a) Number 2.
(b) Number 1.
(c) Number 4.
(d) Number 3.

12. The narrator tells the reader, "Here comes the" what "part of the story" (12)?
(a) Best.
(b) Dumb.
(c) Exciting.
(d) Sad.

13. What street does the narrator name when depicting the "free-loaders" (10) in his town?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Flora.
(c) Central.
(d) Main.

14. The narrator states that "the whole store is like a" (12) what?
(a) A hopscotch game.
(b) A catwalk.
(c) A pinball machine.
(d) A basketball court.

15. The narrator says of his town, "It's not as if we're on the" (10) what?
(a) Cape.
(b) Peninsula.
(c) Beach.
(d) Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what animal does the narrator compare his customers when discussing how they react to seeing the girls in the store?

2. To what historical event does the narrator allude when he depicts the "cash-register-watcher" (1)?

3. How old is the woman who takes the narrator to task for ringing up her crackers twice, according to the narrator?

4. The narrator says that from the front doors of the A and P, he can see about how many "old free-loaders tearing up the street" (10) at any given time?

5. How old is the narrator?

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