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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The narrator describes the young woman to whom he refers as "Queenie" (5) as being "more than" (3) what?
(a) Out of his league.
(b) His type.
(c) Pretty.
(d) Enough.

4. 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) Clinging to her.
(d) Pretending not to know her.

5. What metaphorical body part or parts does the narrator mention in reference to the "cash-register-watcher" (1)?
(a) Claws.
(b) Jaws.
(c) Tail.
(d) Feathers.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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