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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Fluorescent light bulb.
(c) Bee.
(d) Doorbell.

2. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the young woman's face whom he calls "Queenie" (5)?
(a) Smug.
(b) Prim.
(c) Haughty.
(d) Cold.

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

4. The narrator tells the reader, "Here comes the" what "part of the story" (12)?
(a) Sad.
(b) Best.
(c) Dumb.
(d) Exciting.

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

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

7. The narrator's town is north of what American city?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Boston.
(c) Cincinnati.
(d) Chicago.

8. How does the narrator describe the lights inside the A and P?
(a) Fluorescent.
(b) Dim.
(c) Loud.
(d) Flickering.

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

10. When the narrator rings up a customer's item twice, she "starts giving" (2) him what?
(a) Hell.
(b) A time.
(c) The business.
(d) The riot act.

11. The young woman to whom the narrator refers as "Queenie" (5) walks in what way around the store?
(a) Slowly.
(b) Sleepily.
(c) Robotically.
(d) Quickly.

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

13. What adjective does the narrator use to describe Stokesie's "voice" as he asks Sammy, "Is it done" (9)?
(a) Reluctant.
(b) Responsible.
(c) Hesitant.
(d) Anxious.

14. 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) Extreme.
(b) Hilarious.
(c) Embarrassing.
(d) Shocking.

15. The narrator says that Stokesie has aspirations to become what one day?
(a) The store manager.
(b) An astronaut.
(c) A grandfather.
(d) A politician.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To what is the narrator referring when he discusses Stokesie's "fuselage" (8)?

3. How does the narrator describe Stokesie's relationship status?

4. How many young women walk into the grocery store at the start of the story?

5. In what is Queenie's hair styled?

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