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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of whom do the girls ask a question?
(a) Stokesie.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Lengel.
(d) McMahon.

2. The narrator does NOT state that women who come into the store usually put on before entering?
(a) Something.
(b) Shorts.
(c) A shirt.
(d) A dress.

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

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

5. How many young women walk into the grocery store at the start of the story?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the narrator?

2. 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?

3. How does the narrator describe Stokesie's relationship status?

4. When the narrator rings up a customer's item twice, she "starts giving" (2) him what?

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

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