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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. To what is the narrator referring when he discusses Stokesie's "fuselage" (8)?
(a) Education.
(b) Career.
(c) Sex.
(d) Children.

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

10. 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) 17.
(c) 37.
(d) 47.

11. The young woman to whom the narrator refers as "Queenie" (5) puts what part of her foot down firmly as she walks around the store?
(a) Her toes.
(b) The ball of her foot.
(c) Her heel.
(d) Her instep.

12. 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) Shocking.
(d) Embarrassing.

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

14. The narrator says that from the front doors of the A and P, he can see what kind of store?
(a) A liquor store.
(b) A pet store.
(c) A newspaper store.
(d) A tobacco store.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states that the "free-loaders" (10) arrive when what object has broken yet again?

2. What kind of pattern does the floor at the A and P have?

3. The narrator describes the young women in the store as being "without" (2) what item?

4. The narrator's town is "five miles from" (10) what?

5. The girls ask a question when they reach what area of the store?

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