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

2. The other young women are described by the narrator as doing what to Queenie as they all walk toward the meat counter?
(a) Huddling against her.
(b) Distancing themselves from her.
(c) Clinging to her.
(d) Pretending not to know her.

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

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

5. 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) Above each eye.
(c) Beneath each eye.
(d) Above her breasts.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is NOT an action the narrator describes as being part of the other customers' reactions to seeing the young women?

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

5. To what animal does the narrator compare his customers when discussing how they react to seeing the girls in the store?

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