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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) 20.
(b) 30.
(c) 10.
(d) 40.

2. How does the narrator describe Stokesie's relationship status?
(a) Divorced.
(b) Married.
(c) Engaged.
(d) Single.

3. The narrator uses what word to describe the reactions of the other customers as they catch sight of the young women in the store?
(a) Hilarious.
(b) Embarrassing.
(c) Extreme.
(d) Shocking.

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

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

6. 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)?
(a) Cricket.
(b) Doorbell.
(c) Fluorescent light bulb.
(d) Bee.

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

8. How many children does Stokesie have?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

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

10. 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) House-slaves.
(c) Housewives.
(d) Housemice.

11. How old is the narrator?
(a) 17.
(b) 21.
(c) 19.
(d) 22.

12. What country does the narrator imagine will have taken over the United States by the time Stokesie fulfills his goal?
(a) Russia.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) China.
(d) Germany.

13. Stokesie says to the narrator, "Oh" (7) what?
(a) Baby.
(b) Daddy.
(c) Mommy.
(d) Mama.

14. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the young women's feet?
(a) White.
(b) Naked.
(c) Bare.
(d) Dainty.

15. At which "check-out slot" (1) is the narrator working throughout the story?
(a) Number 1.
(b) Number 4.
(c) Number 2.
(d) Number 3.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The tallest young woman in the group has what type of hair?

3. Where is Stokesie located in relation to the narrator?

4. The narrator says of his town, "It's not as if we're on the" (10) what?

5. What is NOT an action the narrator describes as being part of the other customers' reactions to seeing the young women?

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