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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 20-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator describes the young women in the store as being "without" (2) what item?
(a) A chaperone.
(b) A trolley.
(c) A basket.
(d) A pushcart.

2. Who asks Sammy if he has rung up the purchase of the three young women?
(a) McMahon.
(b) No one.
(c) Stokesie.
(d) Lengel.

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

4. How old is Stokesie?
(a) 26.
(b) 22.
(c) 19.
(d) 30.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what historical event does the narrator allude when he depicts the "cash-register-watcher" (1)?

2. What term does Lengel use when he address the young women in the store?

3. To what flavor of ice cream does Sammy refer when describing the breasts of the young woman he privately calls "Queenie" (5)?

4. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the speech of the young woman to whom he refers as "Queenie" (5)?

5. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the young woman when he depicts her picking up a package and putting it back down?

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