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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 country does the narrator imagine will have taken over the United States by the time Stokesie fulfills his goal?
(a) Germany.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) China.
(d) Russia.

2. 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)?
(a) Doorbell.
(b) Fluorescent light bulb.
(c) Cricket.
(d) Bee.

3. The narrator says that Stokesie has aspirations to become what one day?
(a) A grandfather.
(b) The store manager.
(c) A politician.
(d) An astronaut.

4. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the young women's feet?
(a) White.
(b) Bare.
(c) Dainty.
(d) Naked.

5. The narrator says of his town, "It's not as if we're on the" (10) what?
(a) Cape.
(b) Beach.
(c) Island.
(d) Peninsula.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator's town is "five miles from" (10) what?

2. Stokesie says to Sammy, "I feel" (7) what?

3. What does the narrator describe the young women as wearing?

4. The narrator's town is north of what American city?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the way in which Sammy objectifies the three young women.

2. What is Stokesie's family situation?

3. What is ironic about Sammy's reaction when he sees McMahon ogling the young women?

4. What does Sammy mean when he describes Stokesie "finding his voice" (9)?

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

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

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

8. What is Sammy's purpose for using a historical allusion in Paragraph 1?

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

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

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