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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sammy spouts a nonsense word that he attributes to which family member?
(a) His baby cousin.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His little sister.
(d) His mother.

2. The narrator describes the young woman he calls "Queenie" (5) as doing what to two different words?
(a) Spitting them out.
(b) Lisping them out.
(c) Tripping over them.
(d) Ticking over them.

3. What is the fifth word of the song Sammy has come to hear when he works the register?
(a) Me.
(b) People.
(c) Free.
(d) Shiny.

4. What is Sammy's cerebral response to Lengel's question about the register?
(a) Maybe.
(b) No.
(c) Always.
(d) Yes.

5. The narrator says that he can feel in the silence that "everybody is getting" (20) what?
(a) Impatient.
(b) Angry.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Interested.

6. What does Sammy do with the object purchased by the young woman he privately calls "Queenie" (5)?
(a) He places it in her hand.
(b) He nestles it into a bag.
(c) He tosses it into a bag.
(d) He slides it across the counter.

7. What word does Lengel repeat when he speaks to the young women for the second time?
(a) Beach.
(b) Indecent.
(c) Ladies.
(d) Girls.

8. What verb does Sammy use to describe his action of giving change?
(a) Toss.
(b) Put.
(c) Pass.
(d) Place.

9. What are the two terms spoken by the young woman referred to as "Queenie" (5) that the narrator linguistically analyzes?
(a) Hurry and no.
(b) Pick up and snacks.
(c) Take them and go.
(d) Mother and time.

10. What are the final two syllables of the nonsense word Sammy utters to Lengel?
(a) Doo-da.
(b) De-doo.
(c) Dee-dee.
(d) Da-dee.

11. What action does the narrator take when Lengel repeats a particular word to the young women?
(a) He shrugs.
(b) He smiles.
(c) He laughs.
(d) He looks away.

12. What term does Lengel use when he address the young women in the store?
(a) Ladies.
(b) Troublemakers.
(c) Girls.
(d) Folks.

13. In what way does Sammy describe the change he provides to the young woman he calls "Queenie" (5)?
(a) Five dimes and a penny.
(b) Two quarters and a penny.
(c) A penny and a half.
(d) A half and a penny.

14. Lengel tells the girls that he does not want to take what action?
(a) Lie to them.
(b) Call security.
(c) Argue with them.
(d) Call the police.

15. Who is Sammy?
(a) The narrator's father.
(b) The narrator's boss.
(c) The narrator's brother.
(d) The narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lengel tells Sammy, "I don't think you know what you're" (29) what?

2. The narrator says that the sound of one young woman's voice immediately takes him to what location?

3. What word does the narrator use to describe the young woman wearing the green plaid bathing suit?

4. When Lengel first addresses the young women, he tells them that they are not in what location?

5. The narrator says that the truck parked outside of the A and P is full of what?

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