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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator says that from the front doors of the A and P, he can see what kind of church?
(a) Congregational.
(b) Lutheran.
(c) Baptist.
(d) Unitarian.

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

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

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

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

6. What does the narrator describe the young women as wearing?
(a) Flip-flops.
(b) Tank tops.
(c) Towels.
(d) Bathing suits.

7. To what animal does the narrator compare his customers when discussing how they react to seeing the girls in the store?
(a) Mules.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Donkeys.
(d) Rabbits.

8. At which register is Stokesie working throughout the story?
(a) Number 4.
(b) Number 6.
(c) Number 2.
(d) Number 3.

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

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

11. The young woman to whom the narrator refers as "Queenie" (5) walks in what way around the store?
(a) Sleepily.
(b) Robotically.
(c) Quickly.
(d) Slowly.

12. How old is the woman who takes the narrator to task for ringing up her crackers twice, according to the narrator?
(a) 20.
(b) 40.
(c) 30.
(d) 50.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator names what year when hypothesizing that it will be a long time before Stokesie fulfills his goal?

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

3. The other young women are described by the narrator as doing what to Queenie as they all walk toward the meat counter?

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

5. How many children does Stokesie have?

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