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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 adjective does the narrator use to describe the young woman's face whom he calls "Queenie" (5)?
(a) Haughty.
(b) Prim.
(c) Smug.
(d) Cold.

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

3. As the young woman referred to as "Queenie" (5) answers Lengel, she takes what action?
(a) She raises her eyebrows.
(b) She folds her arms.
(c) She pushes her lip out.
(d) She closes her eyes.

4. The narrator says that Stokesie has aspirations to become what one day?
(a) A politician.
(b) The store manager.
(c) A grandfather.
(d) An astronaut.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator is working with his back to what object throughout the story?

2. The customers "bunch up" (20) in front of whose register?

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

4. What does Sammy do with the object purchased by the young woman he privately calls "Queenie" (5)?

5. The narrator describes the young woman to whom he refers as "Queenie" (5) as being "more than" (3) what?

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