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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 7-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What metaphorical body part or parts does the narrator mention in reference to the "cash-register-watcher" (1)?
(a) Tail.
(b) Jaws.
(c) Feathers.
(d) Claws.

2. The narrator describes the A and P's stock of records as "a waste of" (12) what?
(a) Vinyl.
(b) Wax.
(c) Space.
(d) Oil.

3. What is NOT an action the narrator describes as being part of the other customers' reactions to seeing the young women?
(a) Jump.
(b) Jerk.
(c) Hop.
(d) Hiccup.

4. The narrator's town is north of what American city?
(a) Cincinnati.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Boston.

5. How old is the woman who takes the narrator to task for ringing up her crackers twice, according to the narrator?
(a) 20.
(b) 30.
(c) 50.
(d) 40.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many young women walk into the grocery store at the start of the story?

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

3. 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)?

4. How many children does Stokesie have?

5. The narrator describes the young women in the store as being "without" (2) what item?

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