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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. Which person at the scene does Sammy describe as being the most nervous person there?
(a) McMahon.
(b) Stokesie.
(c) Lengel.
(d) The cash-register-watcher.

2. The narrator says that the truck parked outside of the A and P is full of what?
(a) Teenagers.
(b) Tourists.
(c) Farmhands.
(d) Cabbages.

3. When the narrator imagines the home of the young woman he calls "Queenie" (5), what are the women at the party wearing?
(a) Sandals.
(b) Miniskirts.
(c) Gowns.
(d) Hot pants.

4. Lengel is said to give the young women in the store what kind of look?
(a) A dagger-like gaze.
(b) A gaze.
(c) A stare.
(d) A glare.

5. What is the fourth word of the song Sammy has come to hear when he works the register?
(a) Happy.
(b) Fun.
(c) Goodbye.
(d) People.

Short Answer Questions

1. The young woman referred to as "Queenie" (5) replies to Lengel's comments by saying that the three young women are what?

2. What is a name Sammy does NOT privately call the young women as he watches them walk?

3. The narrator states that "Policy is what" (19) who wants?

4. To what farm animals does Sammy compare the customers stranded in his check-out "chute" (30)?

5. Who notices when the narrator reacts in a particular way to Lengel's repetition of one word?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss a possible reason for Lengel's request for Sammy to repeat his words "I quit" (22).

2. How does the young woman dubbed "Queenie" (5) by Sammy react to Lengel's actions?

3. What is Lengel's reply to Sammy's accusation?

4. In what way does Updike use the animal motif within the customers' reaction to the scene involving Lengel and the young women?

5. Which comment of Lengel's causes the young woman dubbed "Queenie" (5) to get angry rather than embarrassed?

6. How is repetition utilized within Paragraph 21?

7. Why does Sammy use haste when saying "I quit" (22) the first time?

8. How is the theme of family bonds depicted within Sammy's reply to Lengel's claim about the harm inflicted by the young women?

9. Describe an example of Updike's use of metaphor within the story.

10. How does Updike demonstrate Sammy's lack of experience with girls and women?

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