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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The narrator says that from the front doors of the A and P, he can see how many real estate offices?
2. The narrator describes the young women in the store as being "without" (2) what item?
3. To what historical event does the narrator allude when he depicts the "cash-register-watcher" (1)?
4. 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)?
5. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the young woman's face whom he calls "Queenie" (5)?
Short Essay Questions
1. Besides dressing differently than everyone else in the store, how else do the young women stand out?
2. Describe the three young women who enter the store.
3. What are Sammy's feelings about Stokesie's career goal?
4. Discuss the way in which Sammy objectifies the three young women.
5. Cite and discuss a unique simile used by Updike within the story.
6. How is the motif of sexuality included within the story?
7. Provide evidence for the conclusion that Sammy uses diminutive terms indiscriminate of his target's gender.
8. In what way is the power of paradox shown within the story?
9. What is the setting of the story "A and P"?
10. Provide evidence for the conclusion that there are many people in Sammy's town who are set in their ways.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze Sammy’s fascination with the bodies of the three young women who enter the store in their bathing suits. Conduct an online inquiry that will allow you to understand the context of Updike’s possible messages more fully. Consider the fact that the story was first in 1961 as you conduct your research. Then combine your research with your analysis of the story and answer the prompt.
Essay Topic 2
Determine Updike’s message regarding the phenomenon of the male gaze.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the interplay between the resolution of Updike’s story “A and P” and one of the story's main messages. How does Updike make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help Updike get across one main message of the story?
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