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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator likens the appearance of the young woman he calls "Queenie" (5) to what object?
(a) A nugget of gold.
(b) A sheet of metal.
(c) A flaming hot coal.
(d) A speck of dust.

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

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

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

5. The narrator states that "the whole store is like a" (12) what?
(a) A basketball court.
(b) A catwalk.
(c) A pinball machine.
(d) A hopscotch game.

6. The other young women are described by the narrator as doing what to Queenie as they all walk toward the meat counter?
(a) Huddling against her.
(b) Distancing themselves from her.
(c) Clinging to her.
(d) Pretending not to know her.

7. 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.

8. In what part of town is the A and P located?
(a) The east side.
(b) The middle.
(c) The south side.
(d) The outskirts.

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

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

11. How does the narrator describe Stokesie's relationship status?
(a) Married.
(b) Engaged.
(c) Single.
(d) Divorced.

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

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

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

15. What adjective does the narrator use to describe Stokesie's "voice" as he asks Sammy, "Is it done" (9)?
(a) Reluctant.
(b) Hesitant.
(c) Anxious.
(d) Responsible.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. The narrator describes the A and P's stock of records as "a waste of" (12) 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. The narrator says of his town, "It's not as if we're on the" (10) what?

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