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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 is a name Sammy does NOT privately call the young women as he watches them walk?
(a) Queenie.
(b) Big Tall Goony-Goony.
(c) Plaid.
(d) Frizzy.

2. For what reason does Stokesie deliberately and quietly take a particular action?
(a) He does not want to make Sammy angry.
(b) He wants to hear what is going on.
(c) He feels self-conscious around young women.
(d) He does not want to make his boss angry.

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

4. What fruit does the narrator use in a simile describing the quiet way in which Stokesie takes a particular action?
(a) A lemon.
(b) A peach.
(c) A banana.
(d) A lime.

5. What adjective does the narrator use to describe Stokesie's "voice" as he asks Sammy, "Is it done" (9)?
(a) Responsible.
(b) Reluctant.
(c) Hesitant.
(d) Anxious.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The narrator says that the truck parked outside of the A and P is full of what?

3. The narrator uses what type of fruit to describe one of the young women's faces?

4. What is the fifth word of the song Sammy has come to hear when he works the register?

5. What is Sammy's verbal response to Lengel's question about the register?

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