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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The young woman to whom the narrator refers as "Queenie" (5) walks in what way around the store?
(a) Robotically.
(b) Quickly.
(c) Slowly.
(d) Sleepily.

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

5. The narrator uses what type of fruit to describe one of the young women's faces?
(a) A peach.
(b) A berry.
(c) A kumquat.
(d) An orange.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. The narrator says that from the front doors of the A and P, he can see how many banks?

4. The girls ask a question when they reach what area of 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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