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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Sammy looks back at the store after his exit, whom does he see inside?
(a) McMahon.
(b) Stokesie.
(c) Lengel.
(d) Sammy's father.

2. The narrator says that from the front doors of the A and P, he can see what kind of church?
(a) Baptist.
(b) Congregational.
(c) Unitarian.
(d) Lutheran.

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

4. The narrator describes the A and P's stock of records as "a waste of" (12) what?
(a) Space.
(b) Oil.
(c) Wax.
(d) Vinyl.

5. In what location does the young woman who first catches the narrator's eye have "two crescents of white" (1)?
(a) Above her breasts.
(b) Above each eye.
(c) Beneath each eye.
(d) At the tops of the backs of her legs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What verb does Sammy use to describe his action of giving change?

2. How does Sammy describe the opening of the door as he exits the store?

3. How does the person who notices the narrator's reaction to Lengel's repeated word feel about the narrator's reaction?

4. What term does the narrator use in reference to the women in hair curlers who shop in the A and P?

5. What noun does Sammy use to describe the events of the story?

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