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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 13-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT a piece of evidence the narrator cites when he hypothesizes that one of the young women has just bought a new swimsuit?
(a) Her stomach is still pale.
(b) He can see tan lines above her towel.
(c) It is still bright green.
(d) The seams on the bra are still sharp.

2. The narrator states that the "free-loaders" (10) arrive when what object has broken yet again?
(a) The telephone grid.
(b) The water main.
(c) The power grid.
(d) The sewer.

3. The young woman on whom the narrator first focuses is wearing a green what?
(a) Visor.
(b) Bathing suit.
(c) Dress.
(d) Towel.

4. How does the narrator describe the lights inside the A and P?
(a) Loud.
(b) Fluorescent.
(c) Dim.
(d) Flickering.

5. The narrator says that the truck parked outside of the A and P is full of what?
(a) Farmhands.
(b) Tourists.
(c) Teenagers.
(d) Cabbages.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does the young woman referred to as "Queenie" (5) name as the person who had asked her to visit the grocery store?

2. The narrator's town is north of what American city?

3. The narrator likens the appearance of the young woman he calls "Queenie" (5) to what object?

4. The three young women take their purchase up to whose register?

5. How many children does Stokesie have?

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