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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 31-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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)?
(a) Bee.
(b) Fluorescent light bulb.
(c) Doorbell.
(d) Cricket.

2. When the narrator imagines the home of the young woman he calls "Queenie" (5), what are the women at the party wearing?
(a) Hot pants.
(b) Sandals.
(c) Miniskirts.
(d) Gowns.

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

4. The narrator says of his town, "It's not as if we're on the" (10) what?
(a) Beach.
(b) Cape.
(c) Island.
(d) Peninsula.

5. How many young women walk into the grocery store at the start of the story?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way does Sammy uncrease the bill handed to him by the young woman he privately calls "Queenie" (5)?

2. Sammy says that "once you begin a gesture, it's" what "not to go through with it" (31)?

3. Of whom do the girls ask a question?

4. To what farm animals does Sammy compare the customers stranded in his check-out "chute" (30)?

5. The narrator describes the young woman to whom he refers as "Queenie" (5) as being "more than" (3) what?

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