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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 13-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name does the narrator use before saying, "Hold me tight" (8) to Stokesie?
(a) Honey.
(b) Babycakes.
(c) Darling.
(d) Sweetie.

2. The narrator states that "the whole store is like a" (12) what?
(a) A basketball court.
(b) A hopscotch game.
(c) A pinball machine.
(d) A catwalk.

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

4. What action does the narrator take when Lengel repeats a particular word to the young women?
(a) He smiles.
(b) He shrugs.
(c) He looks away.
(d) He laughs.

5. The other young women are described by the narrator as doing what to Queenie as they all walk toward the meat counter?
(a) Clinging to her.
(b) Pretending not to know her.
(c) Huddling against her.
(d) Distancing themselves from her.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states that when his parents do serve alcoholic beverages at a party, they serve what?

2. Who tells Lengel that the young women had only come into the store to pick up one item?

3. The narrator describes Lengel as doing what "all day" (13)?

4. The narrator states that when his parents have people over, they serve what non-alcoholic beverage?

5. What is NOT a piece of evidence the narrator cites when he hypothesizes that one of the young women has just bought a new swimsuit?

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