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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator describe the young women as wearing?
(a) Flip-flops.
(b) Towels.
(c) Tank tops.
(d) Bathing suits.

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

3. What term does the narrator use in reference to the women in hair curlers who shop in the A and P?
(a) House-slaves.
(b) Housemice.
(c) Housewives.
(d) Stepford wives.

4. The girls ask a question when they reach what area of the store?
(a) The bakery.
(b) The meat counter.
(c) The deli.
(d) The sundries aisle.

5. 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) 17.
(c) 27.
(d) 47.

Short Answer Questions

1. The other young women are described by the narrator as doing what to Queenie as they all walk toward the meat counter?

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

3. At which "check-out slot" (1) is the narrator working throughout the story?

4. What street does the narrator name when depicting the "free-loaders" (10) in his town?

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

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