LitLovers - Quiz: A & P by John Updike

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	LitCourse 4 How to Read: Title & Setting Name: 1. The father and grandfather in "Digging" were once ... A. Shop keepers B. Potato farmers C. Hedge Fund managers D. Blacksmiths E. None of the above 2. The poem's speaker will use his pen like a gun to ... A. Take a potshot at his father's rump B. Shoot himself in the foot, metaphorically speaking C. Go grouse hunting with his father D. Aim at his target with words E. None of the above 3. In "Digging" the speaker's attitude toward his father and grandfather ... A. Is condescending toward their lowly trade B. Is one of awe—of their skill with a spade C. Is self-deprecating—he's not sure he's the man they were D. Undergoes a change E. All of the above 4. What will the speaker will use his pen to "dig" for? A. Truffles B. Moral absolutes C. Ideas and expression D. Philosophical conundrums E. All of the above 5. Sammy hates working at the A & P because A. The customers are uninteresting and nasty B. The orderly environment is stifling C. The routine is monotonous D. All of the above E. Only E 6. What does Sammy mean when he says the world will be a hard place? A. Challenging authority can get you into trouble B. Rebelling against conformity is harder than going along C. Standing on principle doesn't guarantee rewards D. Life is no fairy tale with a grateful princess and guaranteed happy ending E. All of the above 7. This story has numerous settings. Can you name them? 8. Playwright Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible, about the Salem witch trials, as a symbolic criticism of the McCarthy Senate hearings. How does Updike make the same sly connection in his story? 9. Why would Updike have chosen the A & P as a setting? 10. In what are both readings coming-of-age stories?

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