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

2. Of whom do the girls ask a question?
(a) McMahon.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Lengel.
(d) Stokesie.

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

4. How old is Stokesie?
(a) 22.
(b) 26.
(c) 19.
(d) 30.

5. The narrator says that there are citizens of his town who have not seen what "for twenty years" (10)?
(a) The ocean.
(b) Their feet.
(c) A skyscraper.
(d) Daylight.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many years does the narrator say the woman he calls the "cash-register-watcher" (1) has been waiting for a cashier to make a mistake?

2. In what month is the narrator's birthday?

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

4. The narrator says that from the front doors of the A and P, he can see about how many "old free-loaders tearing up the street" (10) at any given time?

5. What country does the narrator imagine will have taken over the United States by the time Stokesie fulfills his goal?

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