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

2. The three young women take their purchase up to whose register?
(a) The narrator's.
(b) McMahon's.
(c) Lengel's.
(d) Stokesie's.

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

4. How many young women walk into the grocery store at the start of the story?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

5. Which person at the scene does Sammy describe as being the most nervous person there?
(a) Stokesie.
(b) Lengel.
(c) McMahon.
(d) The cash-register-watcher.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sammy spouts a nonsense word that he attributes to which family member?

2. The narrator says that from the front doors of the A and P, he can see how many banks?

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

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

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

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