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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 says of his town, "It's not as if we're on the" (10) what?
(a) Island.
(b) Beach.
(c) Cape.
(d) Peninsula.
2. The narrator says that Stokesie has aspirations to become what one day?
(a) The store manager.
(b) A grandfather.
(c) An astronaut.
(d) A politician.
3. At which register is Stokesie working throughout the story?
(a) Number 4.
(b) Number 6.
(c) Number 2.
(d) Number 3.
4. The young woman on whom the narrator first focuses is wearing a green what?
(a) Towel.
(b) Visor.
(c) Bathing suit.
(d) Dress.
5. Stokesie says to Sammy, "I feel" (7) what?
(a) Faint.
(b) Funny.
(c) Sick.
(d) Old.
Short Answer Questions
1. The narrator says that from the front doors of the A and P, he can see how many banks?
2. The three young women take their purchase up to whose register?
3. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the young woman's face whom he calls "Queenie" (5)?
4. What does the young woman the narrator calls "Queenie" (5) present for purchase?
5. According to the narrator, the young women are walking in what way as they move about the store?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Sammy's purpose for using a historical allusion in Paragraph 1?
2. What simile does Sammy use to describe the layout of the grocery store?
3. What does Sammy mean when he describes Stokesie "finding his voice" (9)?
4. Besides dressing differently than everyone else in the store, how else do the young women stand out?
5. Cite and discuss a unique simile used by Updike within the story.
6. How is the motif of sexuality included within the story?
7. Describe the three young women who enter the store.
8. What is the symbolism of the buildings Sammy names?
9. What is ironic about Sammy's reaction when he sees McMahon ogling the young women?
10. On what evidence does Sammy base his conclusion that one particular young woman is the leader?
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