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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 street does the narrator name when depicting the "free-loaders" (10) in his town?
(a) Flora.
(b) Main.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Central.

2. 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) Fat.
(b) Tall.
(c) Short.
(d) Skinny.

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

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

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?
(a) 40.
(b) 10.
(c) 30.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term does the narrator use in reference to the women in hair curlers who shop in the A and P?

2. In what location does the young woman who first catches the narrator's eye have "two crescents of white" (1)?

3. The narrator does not see the young women until they are over by what food item?

4. Stokesie says to Sammy, "I feel" (7) what?

5. One of the young women picks up a package of what before putting it back?

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