Elements
Where does this story take place in?
the grocery store A&P
What year was the story written?
1961
How many teenage girls walk into the store?
3
Who said
"I feel so faint"
Stokesie
What was the pattern of the bigger girls bathing suit?
plaid
What do the bathing suits symbolize?
Freedom (of the girl's and Sammy)
Where did John Updike go to college?
Harvard
What was the nickname the narrator gave to the "most attractive" girl?
Queenie
What was the narrator talking about when he said
"The whole store is like a pinball machine"
When he lost sight of the girls he didn't know which "tunnel" or aisle they would come out of.
What did the girls buy from the store?
Kingfish Fancy Herring Snacks
In the story, what was described as ice-cream scoops?
Queenie's breasts
What major conflict was occurring in America at the time?
The Cold War
Where in the story is the narrators name mentioned first?
On the last page
Who is this quote about?
"...who shook open a paper bag as gently as a peach, not wanting to miss a word"
Stokesie
#3
What did Sammy keep describing the customers as?
Sheep
Where was Updike born?
Pennsylvania
How many characters (besides the background shoppers) are in the story?
6
Who is this quote about?
"She's one of these cash-register-watchers... I know it made her day to trip me up"
The first customer mentioned (50 year old "witch")
Who did Sammy tell the story to?
His family