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

2. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the young woman when he depicts her picking up a package and putting it back down?
(a) Skinny.
(b) Fat.
(c) Tall.
(d) Short.

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

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

5. What is NOT a piece of evidence the narrator cites when he hypothesizes that one of the young women has just bought a new swimsuit?
(a) He can see tan lines above her towel.
(b) Her stomach is still pale.
(c) The seams on the bra are still sharp.
(d) It is still bright green.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator rings up a customer's item twice, she "starts giving" (2) him what?

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

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

4. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the young women's feet?

5. According to the narrator, the young women are walking in what way as they move about the store?

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