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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is the palm of the young woman whom the narrator calls "Queenie" (5)?
(a) Cream.
(b) Alabaster.
(c) Pink.
(d) Rose.

2. The narrator uses what word to describe the reactions of the other customers as they catch sight of the young women in the store?
(a) Hilarious.
(b) Embarrassing.
(c) Shocking.
(d) Extreme.

3. Sammy says that nearby the altercation between Lengel and the young women, he can feel "everybody getting" (21) what?
(a) Grumpy.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Impatient.
(d) Stoic.

4. On what day of the week does the story take place?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Tuesday.

5. From what location does the girl the narrator calls "Queenie" (5) pull a folded dollar bill?
(a) From her purse.
(b) From her backpack.
(c) From her swimsuit.
(d) From her pocket.

Short Answer Questions

1. Remembering what act of Lengel's causes Sammy to feel a particular way "inside" (31) near the end of the story?

2. Sammy says that once a person uses the cash register enough, "it begins to make a little" (21) what?

3. What action does Lengel take after Sammy says for the second time that he is quitting?

4. The narrator says that from the front doors of the A and P, he can see what kind of church?

5. The narrator says that there are citizens of his town who have not seen what "for twenty years" (10)?

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