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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 young woman the narrator calls "Queenie" (5) present for purchase?
(a) A tin of Vienna sausages.
(b) A package of cocktail napkins.
(c) A can of herring snacks.
(d) A can of deviled ham.

2. One of the young women picks up a package of what before putting it back?
(a) Tea.
(b) Cookies.
(c) Clam dip.
(d) Tampons.

3. At which register is Stokesie working throughout the story?
(a) Number 3.
(b) Number 2.
(c) Number 6.
(d) Number 4.

4. The narrator uses what type of fruit to describe one of the young women's faces?
(a) An orange.
(b) A kumquat.
(c) A berry.
(d) A peach.

5. Where is Stokesie located in relation to the narrator?
(a) Facing him.
(b) Beside him.
(c) Two registers away.
(d) With his back to him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The narrator uses what word to describe the reactions of the other customers as they catch sight of the young women in the store?

3. The narrator describes the A and P's stock of records as "a waste of" (12) what?

4. The narrator states that the "free-loaders" (10) arrive when what object has broken yet again?

5. What adjective does the narrator use to describe Stokesie's "voice" as he asks Sammy, "Is it done" (9)?

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