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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator says that from the front doors of the A and P, he can see what kind of church?
(a) Congregational.
(b) Baptist.
(c) Unitarian.
(d) Lutheran.

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

3. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the young woman when he depicts her picking up a package and putting it back down?
(a) Skinny.
(b) Fat.
(c) Short.
(d) Tall.

4. The narrator says that there are citizens of his town who have not seen what "for twenty years" (10)?
(a) A skyscraper.
(b) The ocean.
(c) Their feet.
(d) Daylight.

5. What does the narrator describe as the source of the bleached appearance of the hair of the young woman he calls "Queenie" (5)?
(a) Peroxide.
(b) Sun and wind.
(c) Sun and salt.
(d) Saltwater.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says that Stokesie has aspirations to become what one day?

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

3. How old is the narrator?

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

5. For how many years does the narrator say the woman he calls the "cash-register-watcher" (1) has been waiting for a cashier to make a mistake?

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