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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the two terms spoken by the young woman referred to as "Queenie" (5) that the narrator linguistically analyzes?
(a) Hurry and no.
(b) Take them and go.
(c) Pick up and snacks.
(d) Mother and time.

2. Sammy says that nearby the altercation between Lengel and the young women, he can feel "everybody getting" (21) what?
(a) Stoic.
(b) Impatient.
(c) Grumpy.
(d) Nervous.

3. The narrator names what year when hypothesizing that it will be a long time before Stokesie fulfills his goal?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1990.
(c) 2000.
(d) 1979.

4. The narrator states that the "free-loaders" (10) arrive when what object has broken yet again?
(a) The telephone grid.
(b) The water main.
(c) The power grid.
(d) The sewer.

5. The narrator states that "Policy is what" (19) who wants?
(a) The establishment.
(b) The kingpins.
(c) The man.
(d) The boss.

Short Answer Questions

1. The tallest young woman in the group has what type of hair?

2. What color is the shirt Sammy wears as he exits the grocery store?

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

4. The narrator likens the appearance of the young woman he calls "Queenie" (5) to what object?

5. The narrator states that what "the others want is" (19) what?

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