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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the young women's feet?
(a) Bare.
(b) Dainty.
(c) White.
(d) Naked.

2. The tallest young woman in the group has what type of hair?
(a) Black and frizzy.
(b) Short and blonde.
(c) Long and blonde.
(d) Red and long.

3. What kind of pattern does the floor at the A and P have?
(a) Striped.
(b) Checkerboard.
(c) Houndstooth.
(d) Gingham.

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?
(a) 17.
(b) 27.
(c) 47.
(d) 37.

5. At which register is Stokesie working throughout the story?
(a) Number 3.
(b) Number 2.
(c) Number 6.
(d) Number 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator does not see the young women until they are over by what food item?

2. How old is the narrator?

3. The narrator describes the young woman to whom he refers as "Queenie" (5) as being "more than" (3) what?

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

5. What does the narrator describe as the source of the bleached appearance of the hair of the young woman he calls "Queenie" (5)?

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