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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator states that what "the others want is" (19) what?
(a) Juvenile delinquency.
(b) A grant.
(c) Full jails.
(d) Freedom.

2. Whom does the young woman referred to as "Queenie" (5) name as the person who had asked her to visit the grocery store?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her aunt.
(d) Her father.

3. The narrator at first thinks that one of the young women is blushing, but then thinks that she may be red for what other reason?
(a) Sunburn.
(b) Heat.
(c) Rouge.
(d) Exercise.

4. When the narrator imagines the home of the young woman he calls "Queenie" (5), what are the women at the party wearing?
(a) Sandals.
(b) Miniskirts.
(c) Gowns.
(d) Hot pants.

5. When the narrator imagines the home of the young woman he calls "Queenie" (5), what are the men at the party wearing?
(a) Cravats.
(b) Neckties.
(c) Bolo ties.
(d) Bowties.

6. Which person at the scene does Sammy describe as being the most nervous person there?
(a) Lengel.
(b) McMahon.
(c) Stokesie.
(d) The cash-register-watcher.

7. What word does the narrator use to describe the young woman wearing the green plaid bathing suit?
(a) Thin.
(b) Chunky.
(c) Tall.
(d) Lanky.

8. When Lengel first addresses the young women, he tells them that they are not in what location?
(a) In a brothel.
(b) In a club.
(c) In a discotheque.
(d) At the beach.

9. What is Sammy's verbal response to Lengel's question about the register?
(a) No.
(b) Yes.
(c) Maybe.
(d) Usually.

10. How does the person who notices the narrator's reaction to Lengel's repeated word feel about the narrator's reaction?
(a) He does not like it.
(b) He likes it.
(c) He is shocked.
(d) He finds it funny.

11. What adjective does the narrator use to describe Lengel when he states that Lengel is a church-involved man?
(a) Devoted.
(b) Dreary.
(c) Hypocritical.
(d) Staunch.

12. Lengel performs what function within his church?
(a) He is a reverend.
(b) He is the custodian.
(c) He is a deacon.
(d) He teaches Sunday school.

13. What adjective does Sammy use to describe the hand shape of the young woman to whom he gives change?
(a) Curved.
(b) Flat.
(c) Narrow.
(d) Slim.

14. Sammy tells the reader that it is "more" (21) what than they think to run a register?
(a) Complex.
(b) Difficult.
(c) Complicated.
(d) Intuitive.

15. What verb does Sammy use to describe his action of giving change?
(a) Put.
(b) Pass.
(c) Toss.
(d) Place.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the third word of the song Sammy has come to hear when he works the register?

3. What is NOT a register button Sammy hits while ringing up the young woman's purchase?

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

5. What are the final two syllables of the nonsense word Sammy utters to Lengel?

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