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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the person who notices the narrator's reaction to Lengel's repeated word feel about the narrator's reaction?
(a) He finds it funny.
(b) He does not like it.
(c) He likes it.
(d) He is shocked.

2. For what reason does Stokesie deliberately and quietly take a particular action?
(a) He feels self-conscious around young women.
(b) He does not want to make Sammy angry.
(c) He does not want to make his boss angry.
(d) He wants to hear what is going on.

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

4. What word does Sammy use to describe the "girl blush[ing]" (31)?
(a) Chunky.
(b) Prim.
(c) Chubby.
(d) Pretty.

5. Sammy says that nearby the altercation between Lengel and the young women, he can feel "everybody getting" (21) what?
(a) Impatient.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Grumpy.
(d) Stoic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What other job-related item does Sammy place upon the counter once he quits?

2. The girls ask a question when they reach what area of the store?

3. What action does Lengel take after Sammy says for the second time that he is quitting?

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

5. The narrator describes Lengel's movements by using what verb?

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