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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
In the first sentence of the 2nd paragraph, the narrator, referring to the “witch” he just rang up, says, “If she’d been born at the right time they would have burned her in Salem.” This statement is an example of:
parallelism
a rhetorical question
an allusion
personification
When the narrator says in the 5th paragraph, “She kept her eyes moving across the racks…and buzzed to the other two,” he’s extending a metaphor he first used in the 2nd paragraph in which he somewhat characterizes Queenie as a:
queen
prima donna
bee
bird
Also in the 5th paragraph, the narrator says, “I bet you could set off dynamite in an A&P and the people would by and large keep reaching and checking oatmeal off their lists.” He’s engaging in:
symbolism
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
In the last paragraph on the 2nd page the narrator says of Stokesie: “I forgot to say he thinks he’s going to be manager some sunny day, maybe in 1990.” From the context, you know the story’s most likely set:
Way before 1990
After 1990
Close to 1990
The narrator’s tone in the phrase quoted in the previous question can best be described as:
exclamatory
ironic
matter-of-fact
sheepish
The girls’ wearing bikinis in the supermarket is ironic (according to the narrator) because:
It’s autumn and too cold to be wearing bathing suits
It’s raining outside
It’s against the law to wear bathing suits inside of the store
The store is not that close to the beach
Based on the answer to the previous question, the narrator doesn’t allow that the girls:
(choose the most logical)
Could have come by car
Could have been swimming in a pool close by
Might not know that wearing bikinis in a store is prohibited
Given what the girls end up buying—herring fish snacks in a jar-- after having walked up and down every aisle in the store, the reader can infer that the real reason why the girls came in was because:
Queenie was doing her mom a favor
They wanted to cause a scene
They’re vegetarians
As Lengel’s reprimanding the girls, the narrator remarks on a particular feature of the “plump” girl’s anatomy: “ I liked her better from the back—a real sweet can.” Can is an example of a:
simile
litote
personification
colloquialism (slang)
Sammy most likely quits because:
He doesn´t like Lengel
He hates his job
He wants to make his parents proud
He wanted to impress the girls
