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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 young woman to whom the narrator refers as "Queenie" (5) puts what part of her foot down firmly as she walks around the store?
(a) Her toes.
(b) Her heel.
(c) Her instep.
(d) The ball of her foot.

2. What noun does Sammy use to describe the events of the story?
(a) Incident.
(b) Situation.
(c) Fiasco.
(d) Scene.

3. What kind of pattern does the floor at the A and P have?
(a) Checkerboard.
(b) Gingham.
(c) Houndstooth.
(d) Striped.

4. What adjective does Sammy add to the farm animal simile he creates?
(a) Scared.
(b) Hungry.
(c) Sick.
(d) Pleased.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what flavor of ice cream does Sammy refer when describing the breasts of the young woman he privately calls "Queenie" (5)?

2. The narrator states that what "the others want is" (19) what?

3. The narrator at first thinks that one of the young women is blushing, but then thinks that she may be red for what other reason?

4. What action does the narrator take when Lengel repeats a particular word to the young women?

5. What term does Lengel use when he address the young women in the store?

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