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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 other young women are described by the narrator as doing what to Queenie as they all walk toward the meat counter?
(a) Pretending not to know her.
(b) Huddling against her.
(c) Clinging to her.
(d) Distancing themselves from her.

2. 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) Daylight.
(d) Their feet.

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

4. 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) Short.
(c) Tall.
(d) Fat.

5. What country does the narrator imagine will have taken over the United States by the time Stokesie fulfills his goal?
(a) Germany.
(b) Russia.
(c) China.
(d) Vietnam.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says that from the front doors of the A and P, he can see how many real estate offices?

2. Where is Stokesie located in relation to the narrator?

3. What is NOT an action the narrator describes as being part of the other customers' reactions to seeing the young women?

4. The young woman to whom the narrator refers as "Queenie" (5) walks in what way around the store?

5. 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)?

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