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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 7-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator is working with his back to what object throughout the story?
(a) The door.
(b) The manager's office.
(c) The front window.
(d) The store room.

2. 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?
(a) Her instep.
(b) Her toes.
(c) The ball of her foot.
(d) Her heel.

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

4. The narrator uses what word to describe the reactions of the other customers as they catch sight of the young women in the store?
(a) Shocking.
(b) Extreme.
(c) Embarrassing.
(d) Hilarious.

5. What kind of pattern does the floor at the A and P have?
(a) Gingham.
(b) Houndstooth.
(c) Checkerboard.
(d) Striped.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what is Queenie's hair styled?

3. The narrator does NOT state that women who come into the store usually put on before entering?

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

5. The narrator's town is "five miles from" (10) what?

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