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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator does not see the young women until they are over by what food item?
(a) The dairy.
(b) The produce.
(c) The bread.
(d) The meat.

2. The other young women are described by the narrator as doing what to Queenie as they all walk toward the meat counter?
(a) Distancing themselves from her.
(b) Huddling against her.
(c) Pretending not to know her.
(d) Clinging to her.

3. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the young women's feet?
(a) White.
(b) Bare.
(c) Naked.
(d) Dainty.

4. The narrator uses what type of fruit to describe one of the young women's faces?
(a) A berry.
(b) A peach.
(c) A kumquat.
(d) An orange.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator describes the young woman to whom he refers as "Queenie" (5) as being "more than" (3) what?

2. The narrator describes the young women in the store as being "without" (2) what item?

3. The young woman on whom the narrator first focuses is wearing a green what?

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

5. The tallest young woman in the group has what type of hair?

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