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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 1-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT an action the narrator describes as being part of the other customers' reactions to seeing the young women?
(a) Hop.
(b) Jump.
(c) Hiccup.
(d) Jerk.

2. What does the narrator describe the young women as wearing?
(a) Bathing suits.
(b) Flip-flops.
(c) Tank tops.
(d) Towels.

3. To what animal does the narrator compare his customers when discussing how they react to seeing the girls in the store?
(a) Donkeys.
(b) Mules.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Sheep.

4. According to the narrator, the young women are walking in what way as they move about the store?
(a) Against the usual traffic.
(b) In a zig-zag pattern.
(c) Clockwise.
(d) Counter-clockwise.

5. For how many years does the narrator say the woman he calls the "cash-register-watcher" (1) has been waiting for a cashier to make a mistake?
(a) 40.
(b) 10.
(c) 20.
(d) 30.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator uses what word to describe the reactions of the other customers as they catch sight of the young women in the store?

2. The narrator likens the appearance of the young woman he calls "Queenie" (5) to what object?

3. The young woman to whom the narrator refers as "Queenie" (5) walks in what way around the store?

4. In what location does the young woman who first catches the narrator's eye have "two crescents of white" (1)?

5. What kind of pattern does the floor at the A and P have?

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