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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How does the narrator describe the lights inside the A and P?
(a) Loud.
(b) Flickering.
(c) Dim.
(d) Fluorescent.

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

6. The narrator describes the A and P's stock of records as "a waste of" (12) what?
(a) Vinyl.
(b) Space.
(c) Wax.
(d) Oil.

7. The narrator uses what type of fruit to describe one of the young women's faces?
(a) A berry.
(b) An orange.
(c) A peach.
(d) A kumquat.

8. 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 sewer.
(d) The water main.

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

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

12. The narrator says that from the front doors of the A and P, he can see what kind of store?
(a) A newspaper store.
(b) A pet store.
(c) A tobacco store.
(d) A liquor store.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what is Queenie's hair styled?

2. In what part of town is the A and P located?

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

4. To what historical event does the narrator allude when he depicts the "cash-register-watcher" (1)?

5. Stokesie says to Sammy, "I feel" (7) what?

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