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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What adjective does Sammy add to the farm animal simile he creates?
(a) Scared.
(b) Pleased.
(c) Hungry.
(d) Sick.

2. What does the sign on Lengel's office door read?
(a) Human Resources.
(b) Manager.
(c) Assistant Manager.
(d) Proprietor.

3. Who tells Lengel that the young women had only come into the store to pick up one item?
(a) The young woman in the green plaid bathing suit.
(b) The young woman the narrator calls Queenie.
(c) McMahon.
(d) Stokesie.

4. The narrator describes Lengel as doing what "all day" (13)?
(a) Moaning.
(b) Hiding.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Yelling.

5. The young woman referred to as "Queenie" (5) replies to Lengel's comments by saying that the three young women are what?
(a) Students.
(b) Of age.
(c) Minors.
(d) Decent.

6. Sammy says that nearby the altercation between Lengel and the young women, he can feel "everybody getting" (21) what?
(a) Stoic.
(b) Impatient.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Grumpy.

7. Who notices when the narrator reacts in a particular way to Lengel's repetition of one word?
(a) Lengel.
(b) McMahon.
(c) The cash-register-watcher.
(d) Stokesie.

8. Lengel tells Sammy, "I don't think you know what you're" (29) what?
(a) Ruining.
(b) Leaving.
(c) Saying.
(d) Doing.

9. When the narrator imagines the home of the young woman he calls "Queenie" (5), what are the women at the party wearing?
(a) Miniskirts.
(b) Gowns.
(c) Sandals.
(d) Hot pants.

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

11. For what reason does Stokesie deliberately and quietly take a particular action?
(a) He does not want to make Sammy angry.
(b) He does not want to make his boss angry.
(c) He feels self-conscious around young women.
(d) He wants to hear what is going on.

12. What is the fourth word of the song Sammy has come to hear when he works the register?
(a) Fun.
(b) People.
(c) Goodbye.
(d) Happy.

13. To what flavor of ice cream does Sammy refer when describing the breasts of the young woman he privately calls "Queenie" (5)?
(a) Mocha.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Cherry.
(d) Vanilla.

14. The narrator states that what "the others want is" (19) what?
(a) A grant.
(b) Full jails.
(c) Juvenile delinquency.
(d) Freedom.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Lengel repeat when he speaks to the young women for the second time?

2. What had Lengel been doing in the parking lot before entering the store to confront the young women?

3. What is the first word of the song Sammy has come to hear when he works the register?

4. What fruit does the narrator use in a simile describing the quiet way in which Stokesie takes a particular action?

5. As the young woman referred to as "Queenie" (5) answers Lengel, she takes what action?

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