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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 20-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The narrator states that what "the others want is" (19) what?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Juvenile delinquency.
(c) A grant.
(d) Full jails.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The girls ask a question when they reach what area of the store?

2. The narrator's town is "five miles from" (10) what?

3. To what farm animals does Sammy compare the customers stranded in his check-out "chute" (30)?

4. The young woman referred to as "Queenie" (5) replies to Lengel's comments by saying that the three young women are 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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