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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

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) Jaws.
(c) Feathers.
(d) Claws.

2. What is NOT an action the narrator describes as being part of the other customers' reactions to seeing the young women?
(a) Hop.
(b) Hiccup.
(c) Jerk.
(d) Jump.

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

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

5. What country does the narrator imagine will have taken over the United States by the time Stokesie fulfills his goal?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Russia.
(c) Germany.
(d) China.

6. The narrator tells the reader, "Here comes the" what "part of the story" (12)?
(a) Best.
(b) Dumb.
(c) Sad.
(d) Exciting.

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

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

9. The narrator describes the young woman to whom he refers as "Queenie" (5) as being "more than" (3) what?
(a) Pretty.
(b) His type.
(c) Out of his league.
(d) Enough.

10. Stokesie says to the narrator, "Oh" (7) what?
(a) Mama.
(b) Daddy.
(c) Baby.
(d) Mommy.

11. The narrator's town is north of what American city?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Boston.
(d) Cincinnati.

12. The narrator names what year when hypothesizing that it will be a long time before Stokesie fulfills his goal?
(a) 1999.
(b) 2000.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1979.

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

14. The narrator does not see the young women until they are over by what food item?
(a) The meat.
(b) The dairy.
(c) The bread.
(d) The produce.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month is the narrator's birthday?

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

3. What does the narrator describe the young women as wearing?

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 does the narrator describe the lights inside the A and P?

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