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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 1-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what historical event does the narrator allude when he depicts the "cash-register-watcher" (1)?
(a) The Salem Witch Trials.
(b) Custer's Last Stand.
(c) The Spanish Inquisition.
(d) The Nuremberg Trials.

2. 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) Housewives.
(c) Stepford wives.
(d) Housemice.

3. The young woman on whom the narrator first focuses is wearing a green what?
(a) Towel.
(b) Bathing suit.
(c) Dress.
(d) Visor.

4. One of the young women picks up a package of what before putting it back?
(a) Clam dip.
(b) Cookies.
(c) Tampons.
(d) Tea.

5. What is NOT a piece of evidence the narrator cites when he hypothesizes that one of the young women has just bought a new swimsuit?
(a) The seams on the bra are still sharp.
(b) Her stomach is still pale.
(c) He can see tan lines above her towel.
(d) It is still bright green.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the young women's feet?

2. In what location does the young woman who first catches the narrator's eye have "two crescents of white" (1)?

3. 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?

4. The young woman to whom the narrator refers as "Queenie" (5) walks in what way around the store?

5. 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)?

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