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

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

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

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

5. One of the young women picks up a package of what before putting it back?
(a) Tampons.
(b) Clam dip.
(c) Cookies.
(d) Tea.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator describes the A and P's stock of records as "a waste of" (12) what?

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

3. Stokesie says to Sammy, "I feel" (7) what?

4. What does the young woman the narrator calls "Queenie" (5) present for purchase?

5. The narrator tells the reader, "Here comes the" what "part of the story" (12)?

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