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

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

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

4. What does the narrator describe the young women as wearing?
(a) Flip-flops.
(b) Towels.
(c) Bathing suits.
(d) Tank tops.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At which register is Stokesie working throughout the story?

2. The narrator does not see the young women until they are over by what food item?

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

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

5. At which "check-out slot" (1) is the narrator working throughout the story?

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