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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 20-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What verb does Sammy use when describing his removal of his apron?
(a) Shrugging.
(b) Shirking.
(c) Peeling.
(d) Exiting.

3. Sammy tells the reader that it is "more" (21) what than they think to run a register?
(a) Complex.
(b) Complicated.
(c) Difficult.
(d) Intuitive.

4. What color are the eyes of the young woman whom the narrator calls "Queenie" (5)?
(a) Green.
(b) Hazel.
(c) Blue.
(d) Brown.

5. In what month is the narrator's birthday?
(a) April.
(b) December.
(c) June.
(d) September.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sammy says that once a person uses the cash register enough, "it begins to make a little" (21) what?

2. The narrator says that the truck parked outside of the A and P is full of what?

3. What is NOT a register button Sammy hits while ringing up the young woman's purchase?

4. The narrator describes Lengel's movements by using what verb?

5. What are the first two syllables of the nonsense word Sammy utters in response to Lengel's comment?

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