View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first word of the song Sammy has come to hear when he works the register?
(a) Hello.
(b) Happy.
(c) You.
(d) Me.

2. At which "check-out slot" (1) is the narrator working throughout the story?
(a) Number 1.
(b) Number 3.
(c) Number 4.
(d) Number 2.

3. The narrator states that when his parents have people over, they serve what non-alcoholic beverage?
(a) Apple juice.
(b) Soda.
(c) Kool-Aid.
(d) Lemonade.

4. Sammy spouts a nonsense word that he attributes to which family member?
(a) His baby cousin.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His mother.
(d) His little sister.

5. Who notices when the narrator reacts in a particular way to Lengel's repetition of one word?
(a) The cash-register-watcher.
(b) Stokesie.
(c) Lengel.
(d) McMahon.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month is the narrator's birthday?

2. What verb does Sammy use when describing his removal of his apron?

3. What verb does Sammy use to describe his action of giving change?

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

5. Lengel tells the young women that they must be dressed in what way when they come into the store?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 186 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample