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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 adjective does Sammy use to describe the hand shape of the young woman to whom he gives change?
(a) Curved.
(b) Narrow.
(c) Slim.
(d) Flat.

2. What verb does Sammy use to describe his action of giving change?
(a) Put.
(b) Toss.
(c) Place.
(d) Pass.

3. What color is the palm of the young woman whom the narrator calls "Queenie" (5)?
(a) Rose.
(b) Pink.
(c) Alabaster.
(d) Cream.

4. The narrator states that only when his parents have people over for a very what kind of "affair" (14) do they serve alcoholic beverages?
(a) Business.
(b) Fancy.
(c) Racy.
(d) Special.

5. What fruit does the narrator use in a simile describing the quiet way in which Stokesie takes a particular action?
(a) A banana.
(b) A peach.
(c) A lime.
(d) A lemon.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says that the truck parked outside of the A and P is full of what?

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

3. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the speech of the young woman to whom he refers as "Queenie" (5)?

4. What word does Lengel repeat when he speaks to the young women for the second time?

5. When the narrator imagines the home of the young woman he calls "Queenie" (5), what are the men at the party wearing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is ironic about Sammy's claim that Lengel is the most nervous person involved?

3. For what reason and in what manner does Lengel confront the three young women in the store?

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

5. How is repetition utilized within Paragraph 21?

6. What type of home life does Sammy imagine for the young woman he dubs "Queenie" (5)?

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

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

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

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

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