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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the person who notices the narrator's reaction to Lengel's repeated word feel about the narrator's reaction?
(a) He likes it.
(b) He does not like it.
(c) He finds it funny.
(d) He is shocked.

2. What word does the narrator use to describe the young woman wearing the green plaid bathing suit?
(a) Thin.
(b) Lanky.
(c) Tall.
(d) Chunky.

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 of his town, "It's not as if we're on the" (10) what?
(a) Cape.
(b) Beach.
(c) Island.
(d) Peninsula.

5. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the speech of the young woman to whom he refers as "Queenie" (5)?
(a) Affected.
(b) Slow.
(c) Tony.
(d) Rapid.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many years does the narrator say the woman he calls the "cash-register-watcher" (1) has been waiting for a cashier to make a mistake?

2. What are the two terms spoken by the young woman referred to as "Queenie" (5) that the narrator linguistically analyzes?

3. The narrator's town is north of what American city?

4. The narrator says that the sound of one young woman's voice immediately takes him to what location?

5. The narrator states that "Policy is what" (19) who wants?

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