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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what is the narrator referring when he discusses Stokesie's "fuselage" (8)?
(a) Career.
(b) Education.
(c) Children.
(d) Sex.

2. The narrator is working with his back to what object throughout the story?
(a) The door.
(b) The store room.
(c) The front window.
(d) The manager's office.

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

4. The narrator's town is "five miles from" (10) what?
(a) The beach.
(b) The lake.
(c) The ski resort.
(d) A gas station.

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

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

7. The narrator states that the "free-loaders" (10) arrive when what object has broken yet again?
(a) The telephone grid.
(b) The power grid.
(c) The water main.
(d) The sewer.

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

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

10. 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) Bee.
(b) Cricket.
(c) Doorbell.
(d) Fluorescent light bulb.

11. How many children does Stokesie have?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

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

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

14. How old is the narrator?
(a) 21.
(b) 22.
(c) 19.
(d) 17.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What term does the narrator use in reference to the women in hair curlers who shop in the A and P?

2. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the young woman's face whom he calls "Queenie" (5)?

3. The young woman to whom the narrator refers as "Queenie" (5) walks in what way around the store?

4. How does the narrator describe Stokesie's relationship status?

5. How old is Stokesie?

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