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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what location does the girl the narrator calls "Queenie" (5) pull a folded dollar bill?
(a) From her pocket.
(b) From her backpack.
(c) From her swimsuit.
(d) From her purse.

2. The narrator likens the appearance of the young woman he calls "Queenie" (5) to what object?
(a) A speck of dust.
(b) A nugget of gold.
(c) A sheet of metal.
(d) A flaming hot coal.

3. 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 heel.
(b) The ball of her foot.
(c) Her instep.
(d) Her toes.

4. Sammy says that once a person uses the cash register enough, "it begins to make a little" (21) what?
(a) Hum.
(b) Sense.
(c) Poem.
(d) Song.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Lengel that the young women had only come into the store to pick up one item?

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

3. Lengel tells the girls that he does not want to take what action?

4. To what farm animals does Sammy compare the customers stranded in his check-out "chute" (30)?

5. 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?

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