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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 likens the appearance of the young woman he calls "Queenie" (5) to what object?
(a) A speck of dust.
(b) A flaming hot coal.
(c) A sheet of metal.
(d) A nugget of gold.

2. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the young woman's face whom he calls "Queenie" (5)?
(a) Prim.
(b) Cold.
(c) Haughty.
(d) Smug.

3. The narrator names what year when hypothesizing that it will be a long time before Stokesie fulfills his goal?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1999.
(c) 2000.
(d) 1990.

4. To what historical event does the narrator allude when he depicts the "cash-register-watcher" (1)?
(a) The Salem Witch Trials.
(b) The Nuremberg Trials.
(c) Custer's Last Stand.
(d) The Spanish Inquisition.

5. In what part of town is the A and P located?
(a) The middle.
(b) The east side.
(c) The south side.
(d) The outskirts.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the young women picks up a package of what before putting it back?

2. When the narrator rings up a customer's item twice, she "starts giving" (2) him what?

3. From what location does the girl the narrator calls "Queenie" (5) pull a folded dollar bill?

4. What kind of pattern does the floor at the A and P have?

5. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the young women's feet?

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