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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) Children.
(b) Education.
(c) Career.
(d) Sex.

2. One of the young women picks up a package of what before putting it back?
(a) Tampons.
(b) Tea.
(c) Cookies.
(d) Clam dip.

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

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

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

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

7. In what location does the young woman who first catches the narrator's eye have "two crescents of white" (1)?
(a) Above each eye.
(b) At the tops of the backs of her legs.
(c) Beneath each eye.
(d) Above her breasts.

8. The narrator says of his town, "It's not as if we're on the" (10) what?
(a) Peninsula.
(b) Beach.
(c) Island.
(d) Cape.

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

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

11. The young woman to whom the narrator refers as "Queenie" (5) puts what part of her foot down firmly as she walks around the store?
(a) Her heel.
(b) The ball of her foot.
(c) Her instep.
(d) Her toes.

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

13. The narrator describes the young women in the store as being "without" (2) what item?
(a) A basket.
(b) A pushcart.
(c) A chaperone.
(d) A trolley.

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

15. How old is Stokesie?
(a) 22.
(b) 19.
(c) 30.
(d) 26.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many young women walk into the grocery store at the start of the story?

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

3. On what day of the week does the story take place?

4. The narrator is working with his back to what object throughout the story?

5. What metaphorical body part or parts does the narrator mention in reference to the "cash-register-watcher" (1)?

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