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

2. The narrator states that what "the others want is" (19) what?
(a) Juvenile delinquency.
(b) Full jails.
(c) Freedom.
(d) A grant.

3. Stokesie takes what action deliberately and quietly?
(a) Rings up purchases.
(b) Shakes open a bag.
(c) Counts back a customer's change.
(d) Coughs.

4. The narrator states that "Policy is what" (19) who wants?
(a) The establishment.
(b) The kingpins.
(c) The boss.
(d) The man.

5. What verb does Sammy use when describing his removal of his apron?
(a) Shirking.
(b) Shrugging.
(c) Exiting.
(d) Peeling.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the young woman referred to as "Queenie" (5) answers Lengel, she takes what action?

2. What had Lengel been doing in the parking lot before entering the store to confront the young women?

3. How does the person who notices the narrator's reaction to Lengel's repeated word feel about the narrator's reaction?

4. What is the first word of the song Sammy has come to hear when he works the register?

5. In what type of glasses do the narrator's parents serve alcoholic beverages at parties?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is repetition utilized within Paragraph 21?

2. How does Updike show the childlike and whimsical nature of Sammy's personality in the story?

3. In what way do food similes enter the story and for what purpose does Updike use them?

4. In what way does Sammy react to Lengel's mention of policy?

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

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

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

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

9. What details does Sammy provide about his boss Lengel?

10. Discuss the socioeconomic status from which Sammy's family stems.

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