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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the final two syllables of the nonsense word Sammy utters to Lengel?
(a) Da-dee.
(b) Dee-dee.
(c) De-doo.
(d) Doo-da.

2. On what day of the week does the story take place?
(a) Friday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Sunday.

3. The narrator says of his town, "It's not as if we're on the" (10) what?
(a) Island.
(b) Peninsula.
(c) Beach.
(d) Cape.

4. The young woman to whom the narrator refers as "Queenie" (5) walks in what way around the store?
(a) Slowly.
(b) Robotically.
(c) Quickly.
(d) Sleepily.

5. Into what type of weather does Sammy exit the grocery store?
(a) Sunshine.
(b) Rain.
(c) Clouds.
(d) Snow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sammy describes the customers' actions in the check-out "chute" (30) using what verb?

2. What street does the narrator name when depicting the "free-loaders" (10) in his town?

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

4. The three young women take their purchase up to whose register?

5. Lengel tells the young women that they must be dressed in what way when they come into the store?

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