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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. How does the narrator describe Stokesie's relationship status?
(a) Married.
(b) Engaged.
(c) Divorced.
(d) Single.
2. What does the young woman the narrator calls "Queenie" (5) present for purchase?
(a) A can of deviled ham.
(b) A package of cocktail napkins.
(c) A tin of Vienna sausages.
(d) A can of herring snacks.
3. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the young women's feet?
(a) White.
(b) Naked.
(c) Dainty.
(d) Bare.
4. One of the young women picks up a package of what before putting it back?
(a) Tea.
(b) Clam dip.
(c) Cookies.
(d) Tampons.
5. The young woman on whom the narrator first focuses is wearing a green what?
(a) Visor.
(b) Towel.
(c) Bathing suit.
(d) Dress.
Short Answer Questions
1. To what historical event does the narrator allude when he depicts the "cash-register-watcher" (1)?
2. To what animal does the narrator compare his customers when discussing how they react to seeing the girls in the store?
3. In what location does the young woman who first catches the narrator's eye have "two crescents of white" (1)?
4. The narrator describes the A and P's stock of records as "a waste of" (12) what?
5. The narrator states that "the whole store is like a" (12) 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. How is the motif of sexuality included within the story?
4. Cite and discuss a unique simile used by Updike within the story.
5. What is the setting of the story "A and P"?
6. On what evidence does Sammy base his conclusion that one particular young woman is the leader?
7. Discuss how Updike uses language to indicate the character traits of Sammy.
8. In what way is the power of paradox shown within the story?
9. What simile does Sammy use to describe the layout of the grocery store?
10. What does Sammy mean when he describes Stokesie "finding his voice" (9)?
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