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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what way does Sammy uncrease the bill handed to him by the young woman he privately calls "Queenie" (5)?
2. Lengel tells Sammy, "I don't think you know what you're" (29) what?
3. The young woman referred to as "Queenie" (5) replies to Lengel's comments by saying that the three young women are what?
4. What are the final two syllables of the nonsense word Sammy utters to Lengel?
5. As the young woman referred to as "Queenie" (5) answers Lengel, she takes what action?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Updike demonstrate Sammy's lack of experience with girls and women?
2. What is Lengel's reply to Sammy's accusation?
3. How does Updike show the childlike and whimsical nature of Sammy's personality in the story?
4. How is repetition utilized within Paragraph 21?
5. Discuss the socioeconomic status from which Sammy's family stems.
6. In what way do the themes of guilt and responsibility enter the narrative?
7. Discuss a possible reason for Lengel's request for Sammy to repeat his words "I quit" (22).
8. How does the young woman dubbed "Queenie" (5) by Sammy react to Lengel's actions?
9. In what way does Updike use the animal motif within the customers' reaction to the scene involving Lengel and the young women?
10. Of what crime does Sammy accuse Lengel when he quits?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the reasons why “A and P” uses a first-person narrator and a plot that unfolds in real time. What elements of the story's themes lend themselves to these choices and what are Updike’s intended effects on the reader?
Essay Topic 2
What is Updike’s message concerning the link between integrity and suffering?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze Updike’s focus on the theme of class differences within the story. What message is Updike sending about class, privilege, and wealth?
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