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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. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the young women's feet?
(a) White.
(b) Naked.
(c) Dainty.
(d) Bare.
2. Stokesie says to the narrator, "Oh" (7) what?
(a) Mama.
(b) Mommy.
(c) Baby.
(d) Daddy.
3. The narrator describes the young woman to whom he refers as "Queenie" (5) as being "more than" (3) what?
(a) Enough.
(b) Out of his league.
(c) His type.
(d) Pretty.
4. On what day of the week does the story take place?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Tuesday.
5. The narrator uses what type of fruit to describe one of the young women's faces?
(a) A kumquat.
(b) A peach.
(c) An orange.
(d) A berry.
Short Answer Questions
1. The narrator does not see the young women until they are over by what food item?
2. What street does the narrator name when depicting the "free-loaders" (10) in his town?
3. What term does the narrator use in reference to the women in hair curlers who shop in the A and P?
4. 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?
5. What does the young woman the narrator calls "Queenie" (5) present for purchase?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the three young women who enter the store.
2. Discuss how Updike uses language to indicate the character traits of Sammy.
3. What sorts of details does Updike use to portray the appearance of the store and why?
4. Provide evidence for the conclusion that there are many people in Sammy's town who are set in their ways.
5. What is the setting of the story "A and P"?
6. Discuss the way in which Sammy objectifies the three young women.
7. What simile does Sammy use to describe the layout of the grocery store?
8. In what way is the power of paradox shown within the story?
9. To what does Stokesie refer when he asks Sammy, "Is it done?" (9)?
10. Provide evidence for the conclusion that Sammy uses diminutive terms indiscriminate of his target's gender.
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