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

2. The young woman on whom the narrator first focuses is wearing a green what?
(a) Bathing suit.
(b) Dress.
(c) Visor.
(d) Towel.

3. The young woman to whom the narrator refers as "Queenie" (5) puts what part of her foot down firmly as she walks around the store?
(a) Her heel.
(b) The ball of her foot.
(c) Her instep.
(d) Her toes.

4. The narrator says that there are citizens of his town who have not seen what "for twenty years" (10)?
(a) Their feet.
(b) The ocean.
(c) A skyscraper.
(d) Daylight.

5. For how many years does the narrator say the woman he calls the "cash-register-watcher" (1) has been waiting for a cashier to make a mistake?
(a) 40.
(b) 20.
(c) 30.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the woman who takes the narrator to task for ringing up her crackers twice, according to the narrator?

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

3. The narrator says that from the front doors of the A and P, he can see what kind of store?

4. The narrator likens the appearance of the young woman he calls "Queenie" (5) to what object?

5. The narrator states that the "free-loaders" (10) arrive when what object has broken yet again?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Stokesie's family situation?

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

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

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

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

6. Besides dressing differently than everyone else in the store, how else do the young women stand out?

7. Who is the protagonist of the story "A and P"?

8. Provide evidence for the conclusion that Sammy uses diminutive terms indiscriminate of his target's gender.

9. In what way is Sammy demonstrating true empathy toward the young women with his comment beginning with "Poor kids" (11)?

10. In what way is the power of paradox shown within the story?

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