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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 13-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT an action the narrator describes as being part of the other customers' reactions to seeing the young women?
(a) Jerk.
(b) Jump.
(c) Hiccup.
(d) Hop.

2. The narrator says that from the front doors of the A and P, he can see how many real estate offices?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

3. The narrator states that when his parents have people over, they serve what non-alcoholic beverage?
(a) Lemonade.
(b) Apple juice.
(c) Kool-Aid.
(d) Soda.

4. Whom does the young woman referred to as "Queenie" (5) name as the person who had asked her to visit the grocery store?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her father.

5. The narrator says that there are citizens of his town who have not seen what "for twenty years" (10)?
(a) A skyscraper.
(b) Daylight.
(c) Their feet.
(d) The ocean.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what type of glasses do the narrator's parents serve alcoholic beverages at parties?

2. The narrator says that the truck parked outside of the A and P is full of what?

3. The narrator states that "the whole store is like a" (12) what?

4. The narrator is working with his back to what object throughout the story?

5. In what month is the narrator's birthday?

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