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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 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?
(a) 17.
(b) 47.
(c) 27.
(d) 37.

2. What street does the narrator name when depicting the "free-loaders" (10) in his town?
(a) Main.
(b) Flora.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Central.

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

4. What kind of pattern does the floor at the A and P have?
(a) Striped.
(b) Gingham.
(c) Checkerboard.
(d) Houndstooth.

5. What term does the narrator use in reference to the women in hair curlers who shop in the A and P?
(a) Stepford wives.
(b) Housewives.
(c) House-slaves.
(d) Housemice.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator rings up a customer's item twice, she "starts giving" (2) him what?

2. To what animal does the narrator compare his customers when discussing how they react to seeing the girls in the store?

3. The narrator's town is "five miles from" (10) what?

4. The narrator says that from the front doors of the A and P, he can see what kind of store?

5. Of whom do the girls ask a question?

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