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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 is working with his back to what object throughout the story?
(a) The store room.
(b) The door.
(c) The manager's office.
(d) The front window.

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

3. The girls ask a question when they reach what area of the store?
(a) The sundries aisle.
(b) The bakery.
(c) The meat counter.
(d) The deli.

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

5. What does the narrator describe the young women as wearing?
(a) Towels.
(b) Bathing suits.
(c) Flip-flops.
(d) Tank tops.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says that from the front doors of the A and P, he can see about how many "old free-loaders tearing up the street" (10) at any given time?

2. What street does the narrator name when depicting the "free-loaders" (10) in his town?

3. From what location does the girl the narrator calls "Queenie" (5) pull a folded dollar bill?

4. Stokesie says to Sammy, "I feel" (7) what?

5. What country does the narrator imagine will have taken over the United States by the time Stokesie fulfills his goal?

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