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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 31-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lengel tells the girls that he does not want to take what action?
(a) Lie to them.
(b) Call security.
(c) Call the police.
(d) Argue with them.

2. What had Lengel been doing in the parking lot before entering the store to confront the young women?
(a) Haggling.
(b) Talking.
(c) Smoking.
(d) Sweeping.

3. The narrator says that there are citizens of his town who have not seen what "for twenty years" (10)?
(a) A skyscraper.
(b) The ocean.
(c) Daylight.
(d) Their feet.

4. Where is Stokesie located in relation to the narrator?
(a) With his back to him.
(b) Facing him.
(c) Two registers away.
(d) Beside him.

5. What verb does Sammy use when describing his removal of his apron?
(a) Peeling.
(b) Shirking.
(c) Exiting.
(d) Shrugging.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the young woman when he depicts her picking up a package and putting it back down?

2. At which "check-out slot" (1) is the narrator working throughout the story?

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

4. For how many years does the narrator say the woman he calls the "cash-register-watcher" (1) has been waiting for a cashier to make a mistake?

5. How old is Stokesie?

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