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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At which "check-out slot" (1) is the narrator working throughout the story?
(a) Number 3.
(b) Number 1.
(c) Number 2.
(d) Number 4.

2. The narrator is working with his back to what object throughout the story?
(a) The front window.
(b) The store room.
(c) The manager's office.
(d) The door.

3. To what historical event does the narrator allude when he depicts the "cash-register-watcher" (1)?
(a) The Spanish Inquisition.
(b) The Salem Witch Trials.
(c) Custer's Last Stand.
(d) The Nuremberg Trials.

4. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the young woman's face whom he calls "Queenie" (5)?
(a) Haughty.
(b) Cold.
(c) Prim.
(d) Smug.

5. The narrator describes the young women in the store as being "without" (2) what item?
(a) A pushcart.
(b) A basket.
(c) A chaperone.
(d) A trolley.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many young women walk into the grocery store at the start of the story?

3. One of the young women picks up a package of what before putting it back?

4. What does the narrator describe as the source of the bleached appearance of the hair of the young woman he calls "Queenie" (5)?

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

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