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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what is Queenie's hair styled?
(a) In a loose braid.
(b) In a loose bun.
(c) In a bob.
(d) In a pixie cut.

2. The three young women take their purchase up to whose register?
(a) Lengel's.
(b) Stokesie's.
(c) The narrator's.
(d) McMahon's.

3. How does the narrator describe the lights inside the A and P?
(a) Flickering.
(b) Loud.
(c) Dim.
(d) Fluorescent.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator describe the young women as wearing?

2. The young woman to whom the narrator refers as "Queenie" (5) walks in what way around the store?

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

4. In what part of town is the A and P located?

5. The narrator says that from the front doors of the A and P, he can see what kind of church?

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