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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first word of the song Sammy has come to hear when he works the register?
(a) You.
(b) Hello.
(c) Me.
(d) Happy.

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

3. Which person at the scene does Sammy describe as being the most nervous person there?
(a) The cash-register-watcher.
(b) McMahon.
(c) Lengel.
(d) Stokesie.

4. What is the third word of the song Sammy has come to hear when he works the register?
(a) Love.
(b) You.
(c) Hello.
(d) Happy.

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

6. 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) Take them and go.
(c) Mother and time.
(d) Pick up and snacks.

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

8. The narrator at first thinks that one of the young women is blushing, but then thinks that she may be red for what other reason?
(a) Exercise.
(b) Rouge.
(c) Sunburn.
(d) Heat.

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

10. Stokesie takes what action deliberately and quietly?
(a) Rings up purchases.
(b) Shakes open a bag.
(c) Counts back a customer's change.
(d) Coughs.

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

12. Sammy describes the customers' actions in the check-out "chute" (30) using what verb?
(a) Sliding.
(b) Crashing.
(c) Knocking.
(d) Banging.

13. As the young woman referred to as "Queenie" (5) answers Lengel, she takes what action?
(a) She pushes her lip out.
(b) She folds her arms.
(c) She closes her eyes.
(d) She raises her eyebrows.

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

15. What is NOT a register button Sammy hits while ringing up the young woman's purchase?
(a) 8.
(b) 4.
(c) GROC.
(d) TOT.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way does Sammy uncrease the bill handed to him by the young woman he privately calls "Queenie" (5)?

2. Lengel tells the girls that he does not want to take what action?

3. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the speech of the young woman to whom he refers as "Queenie" (5)?

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

5. In what type of glasses do the narrator's parents serve alcoholic beverages at parties?

(see the answer keys)

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