54 pages 1 hour read

John Updike

A&P

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1961

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Answer Key

Reading Check

1. A grocery store (Paragraph 1)

2. Queenie (Paragraph 5)

3. Herring snacks (Paragraph 12)

4. The manager (Paragraph 13)

Short Answer

1. The straps are down. (Paragraph 3)

2. Sammy says, “I quit.” (Paragraph 23)

3. He compares them to sheep and pigs. (Paragraphs 20, 30, and 32)

4. Sammy thinks his life is going to be hard. (Paragraph 32)

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