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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 does the narrator describe as the source of the bleached appearance of the hair of the young woman he calls "Queenie" (5)?
(a) Sun and wind.
(b) Saltwater.
(c) Peroxide.
(d) Sun and salt.

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

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

4. At which register is Stokesie working throughout the story?
(a) Number 6.
(b) Number 2.
(c) Number 3.
(d) Number 4.

5. How many young women walk into the grocery store at the start of the story?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. The young woman to whom the narrator refers as "Queenie" (5) puts what part of her foot down firmly as she walks around the store?

2. In what is Queenie's hair styled?

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

4. What term does the narrator use in reference to the women in hair curlers who shop in the A and P?

5. How old is the woman who takes the narrator to task for ringing up her crackers twice, according to the narrator?

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