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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 does NOT state that women who come into the store usually put on before entering?
(a) A dress.
(b) Shorts.
(c) A shirt.
(d) Something.

2. The narrator states that the "free-loaders" (10) arrive when what object has broken yet again?
(a) The water main.
(b) The telephone grid.
(c) The power grid.
(d) The sewer.

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

4. The narrator describes the young women in the store as being "without" (2) what item?
(a) A chaperone.
(b) A trolley.
(c) A pushcart.
(d) A basket.

5. The narrator says that from the front doors of the A and P, he can see what kind of store?
(a) A liquor store.
(b) A pet store.
(c) A tobacco store.
(d) A newspaper store.

Short Answer Questions

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

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. How many young women walk into the grocery store at the start of the story?

4. The tallest young woman in the group has what type of hair?

5. How does the narrator describe the lights inside the A and P?

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