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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 31-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator states that what "the others want is" (19) what?
(a) Juvenile delinquency.
(b) Full jails.
(c) Freedom.
(d) A grant.

2. How old is the woman who takes the narrator to task for ringing up her crackers twice, according to the narrator?
(a) 30.
(b) 40.
(c) 50.
(d) 20.

3. Sammy says that Lengel has been friends with a particular pair of people for many what?
(a) Eras.
(b) Years.
(c) Moons.
(d) Decades.

4. What had Lengel been doing in the parking lot before entering the store to confront the young women?
(a) Talking.
(b) Haggling.
(c) Smoking.
(d) Sweeping.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story's final line, Sammy thinks to himself that the world will be "hard" (32) to him when?

2. The young woman referred to as "Queenie" (5) replies to Lengel's comments by saying that the three young women are what?

3. From what location does the girl the narrator calls "Queenie" (5) pull a folded dollar bill?

4. Who is Sammy?

5. Remembering what act of Lengel's causes Sammy to feel a particular way "inside" (31) near the end of the story?

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