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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how many years does the narrator say the woman he calls the "cash-register-watcher" (1) has been waiting for a cashier to make a mistake?
(a) 40.
(b) 30.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

2. When Sammy looks back at the store after his exit, whom does he see inside?
(a) Lengel.
(b) Stokesie.
(c) McMahon.
(d) Sammy's father.

3. How does remembering a particular act performed by Lengel cause Sammy to feel "inside" (31)?
(a) Swooshy.
(b) Smooshy.
(c) Scuzzy.
(d) Scrunchy.

4. What is Sammy's verbal response to Lengel's question about the register?
(a) Maybe.
(b) Usually.
(c) Yes.
(d) No.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which person at the scene does Sammy describe as being the most nervous person there?

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

3. At which register is Stokesie working throughout the story?

4. What metaphorical body part or parts does the narrator mention in reference to the "cash-register-watcher" (1)?

5. What term does the narrator use to describe the intensity of the eye color of the young woman he calls "Queenie" (5)?

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