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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 13-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator says that from the front doors of the A and P, he can see what kind of store?
(a) A pet store.
(b) A liquor store.
(c) A tobacco store.
(d) A newspaper store.

2. The narrator describes the young woman he calls "Queenie" (5) as doing what to two different words?
(a) Spitting them out.
(b) Tripping over them.
(c) Ticking over them.
(d) Lisping them out.

3. What term does the narrator use in reference to the women in hair curlers who shop in the A and P?
(a) House-slaves.
(b) Housemice.
(c) Stepford wives.
(d) Housewives.

4. In what location does the young woman who first catches the narrator's eye have "two crescents of white" (1)?
(a) At the tops of the backs of her legs.
(b) Beneath each eye.
(c) Above her breasts.
(d) Above each eye.

5. On what day of the week does the story take place?
(a) Friday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Tuesday.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Stokesie?

2. The narrator says that Stokesie has aspirations to become what one day?

3. What does the sign on Lengel's office door read?

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?

5. What does the narrator describe as the source of the bleached appearance of the hair of the young woman he calls "Queenie" (5)?

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