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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what animal does the narrator compare his customers when discussing how they react to seeing the girls in the store?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Donkeys.
(c) Mules.
(d) Rabbits.

2. The narrator tells the reader, "Here comes the" what "part of the story" (12)?
(a) Best.
(b) Exciting.
(c) Sad.
(d) Dumb.

3. What is NOT an action the narrator describes as being part of the other customers' reactions to seeing the young women?
(a) Hop.
(b) Jump.
(c) Hiccup.
(d) Jerk.

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

5. According to the narrator, the young women are walking in what way as they move about the store?
(a) Against the usual traffic.
(b) Clockwise.
(c) Counter-clockwise.
(d) In a zig-zag pattern.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says that he can feel in the silence that "everybody is getting" (20) what?

2. In what part of town is the A and P located?

3. What is Sammy's cerebral response to Lengel's question about the register?

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

5. Which person at the scene does Sammy describe as being the most nervous person there?

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