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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At which register is Stokesie working throughout the story?
(a) Number 6.
(b) Number 2.
(c) Number 3.
(d) Number 4.

2. Stokesie says to Sammy, "I feel" (7) what?
(a) Faint.
(b) Old.
(c) Funny.
(d) Sick.

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

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

5. In what is Queenie's hair styled?
(a) In a pixie cut.
(b) In a bob.
(c) In a loose braid.
(d) In a loose bun.

6. How many young women walk into the grocery store at the start of the story?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

7. 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) 27.
(b) 47.
(c) 37.
(d) 17.

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

9. To what historical event does the narrator allude when he depicts the "cash-register-watcher" (1)?
(a) Custer's Last Stand.
(b) The Salem Witch Trials.
(c) The Spanish Inquisition.
(d) The Nuremberg Trials.

10. To what animal does the narrator compare his customers when discussing how they react to seeing the girls in the store?
(a) Rabbits.
(b) Mules.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Donkeys.

11. What metaphorical body part or parts does the narrator mention in reference to the "cash-register-watcher" (1)?
(a) Claws.
(b) Feathers.
(c) Jaws.
(d) Tail.

12. What does the narrator describe as the source of the bleached appearance of the hair of the young woman he calls "Queenie" (5)?
(a) Saltwater.
(b) Sun and wind.
(c) Sun and salt.
(d) Peroxide.

13. The narrator states that "the whole store is like a" (12) what?
(a) A basketball court.
(b) A pinball machine.
(c) A hopscotch game.
(d) A catwalk.

14. The narrator does not see the young women until they are over by what food item?
(a) The meat.
(b) The dairy.
(c) The produce.
(d) The bread.

15. In what part of town is the A and P located?
(a) The south side.
(b) The outskirts.
(c) The east side.
(d) The middle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of whom do the girls ask a question?

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

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

4. At which "check-out slot" (1) is the narrator working throughout the story?

5. The narrator uses what type of fruit to describe one of the young women's faces?

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