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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator, the young women are walking in what way as they move about the store?
(a) Counter-clockwise.
(b) Clockwise.
(c) In a zig-zag pattern.
(d) Against the usual traffic.

2. What street does the narrator name when depicting the "free-loaders" (10) in his town?
(a) Central.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Main.
(d) Flora.

3. In what month is the narrator's birthday?
(a) December.
(b) September.
(c) June.
(d) April.

4. The girls ask a question when they reach what area of the store?
(a) The bakery.
(b) The meat counter.
(c) The sundries aisle.
(d) The deli.

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

6. 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?
(a) 40.
(b) 30.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

7. In what is Queenie's hair styled?
(a) In a loose bun.
(b) In a bob.
(c) In a loose braid.
(d) In a pixie cut.

8. Of whom do the girls ask a question?
(a) McMahon.
(b) Lengel.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Stokesie.

9. The narrator asks the reader in reference to females, "Do you really think there's a mind in there or just a buzz like a" what "in a glass jar" (2)?
(a) Doorbell.
(b) Fluorescent light bulb.
(c) Cricket.
(d) Bee.

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

11. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the young women's feet?
(a) White.
(b) Bare.
(c) Naked.
(d) Dainty.

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

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

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

15. What is NOT a piece of evidence the narrator cites when he hypothesizes that one of the young women has just bought a new swimsuit?
(a) Her stomach is still pale.
(b) It is still bright green.
(c) The seams on the bra are still sharp.
(d) He can see tan lines above her towel.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator uses what type of fruit to describe one of the young women's faces?

2. What country does the narrator imagine will have taken over the United States by the time Stokesie fulfills his goal?

3. The narrator tells the reader, "Here comes the" what "part of the story" (12)?

4. When the narrator rings up a customer's item twice, she "starts giving" (2) him what?

5. What kind of pattern does the floor at the A and P have?

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