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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 tobacco store.
(c) A liquor store.
(d) A pet store.

3. In what location does the young woman who first catches the narrator's eye have "two crescents of white" (1)?
(a) Beneath each eye.
(b) Above each eye.
(c) At the tops of the backs of her legs.
(d) Above her breasts.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the young women's feet?

2. The narrator describes the young woman to whom he refers as "Queenie" (5) as being "more than" (3) what?

3. The narrator uses what word to describe the reactions of the other customers as they catch sight of the young women in the store?

4. 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)?

5. When the narrator rings up a customer's item twice, she "starts giving" (2) him what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Sammy's feelings about Stokesie's career goal?

2. What is the symbolism of the buildings Sammy names?

3. Describe the three young women who enter the store.

4. To what does Stokesie refer when he asks Sammy, "Is it done?" (9)?

5. Provide evidence for the conclusion that there are many people in Sammy's town who are set in their ways.

6. What is Stokesie's career goal?

7. How is the animal motif included within Paragraphs 1-6?

8. How is the motif of sexuality included within the story?

9. What is the setting of the story "A and P"?

10. What is Stokesie's family situation?

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