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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the narrator rings up a customer's item twice, she "starts giving" (2) him what?
(a) Hell.
(b) The riot act.
(c) The business.
(d) A time.

2. The narrator says that from the front doors of the A and P, he can see how many banks?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

3. To what historical event does the narrator allude when he depicts the "cash-register-watcher" (1)?
(a) The Salem Witch Trials.
(b) The Nuremberg Trials.
(c) Custer's Last Stand.
(d) The Spanish Inquisition.

4. To what flavor of ice cream does Sammy refer when describing the breasts of the young woman he privately calls "Queenie" (5)?
(a) Mocha.
(b) Vanilla.
(c) Cherry.
(d) Coffee.

5. What does the young woman the narrator calls "Queenie" (5) present for purchase?
(a) A tin of Vienna sausages.
(b) A can of herring snacks.
(c) A package of cocktail napkins.
(d) A can of deviled ham.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT a piece of evidence the narrator cites when he hypothesizes that one of the young women has just bought a new swimsuit?

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

3. Sammy describes the customers' actions in the check-out "chute" (30) using what verb?

4. What word does Lengel repeat when he speaks to the young women for the second time?

5. Lengel tells Sammy, "I don't think you know what you're" (29) what?

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