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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 7-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) He can see tan lines above her towel.
(b) It is still bright green.
(c) Her stomach is still pale.
(d) The seams on the bra are still sharp.

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

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?
(a) 37.
(b) 47.
(c) 17.
(d) 27.

5. In what location does the young woman who first catches the narrator's eye have "two crescents of white" (1)?
(a) At the tops of the backs of her legs.
(b) Beneath each eye.
(c) Above each eye.
(d) Above her breasts.

Short Answer Questions

1. At which register is Stokesie working throughout the story?

2. The girls ask a question when they reach what area of the store?

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

4. What kind of pattern does the floor at the A and P have?

5. What does the narrator describe the young women as wearing?

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