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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What term does the narrator use in reference to the women in hair curlers who shop in the A and P?
(a) Stepford wives.
(b) Housewives.
(c) Housemice.
(d) House-slaves.

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

6. The three young women take their purchase up to whose register?
(a) Stokesie's.
(b) Lengel's.
(c) McMahon's.
(d) The narrator's.

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

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

9. The narrator uses what word to describe the reactions of the other customers as they catch sight of the young women in the store?
(a) Extreme.
(b) Hilarious.
(c) Shocking.
(d) Embarrassing.

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

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

12. How many young women walk into the grocery store at the start of the story?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

13. 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) 10.
(c) 20.
(d) 30.

14. What does the narrator describe as the source of the bleached appearance of the hair of the young woman he calls "Queenie" (5)?
(a) Sun and salt.
(b) Peroxide.
(c) Saltwater.
(d) Sun and wind.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what is Queenie's hair styled?

2. 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)?

3. 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?

4. How old is Stokesie?

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

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