1. By Melina Rodriguez, Maddie Judge, Kayla Keith, and Moises Cervantes
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By Melina Rodriguez, Maddie Judge, Kayla Keith, and Moises Cervantes

2. Summary The girl moves to Cincinnati She is very lonely
Goes to grocery store because she likes to go shopping
He drops her mayo
Falls in love with the bag boy at the supermarket
The bag boy likes the girl too because of her red hair
Don’t see each other for awhile
Sees him at the store but they ignore each other
A boy asks the girl to the movies
Stops liking the bag boy
See each other at the movies

3. Major Conflicts She moved away from her childhood home She felt alone
Her and the boy were both shy and afraid to talk to each other
Person Vs Person
The girl Vs The boy

4. Setting The setting is a grocery store in Cincinnati
It takes place in modern time

5. Theme General Theme- Love
Specific Theme- Is how the girl loves the boy

6. Literary Elements
Simile- “Like a Tibertan monk in solitary meditation, she calmed to the point of deep, deep happiness; this feeling came to her reliably, if strangely, only in the supermarket”.
Pathos- “[…] spent a majority of every day in a room full of beveled glass windows, looking through photographs of the life she’d lived and left behind”.
Imagery- “[…] a large house with beveled glass windows and several porches in the history her mother liked to emphasize”.

7. Important Points The story is written in first person
Internal Problem- they both were shy
External Problem- the relationship
The title has a double meaning

8. Quiz 1. What did the bag boy drop?
A. Mayo B. Relish C. Mustard D. Cool Whip
2. What color was her hair?
Blonde B. Brunette C. Orange D. Red
3. What city do they move to?
Phoenix B. Cincinnati C. Tucson D. New York
4. What is the specific theme?
Love B. Friendship C. Hate D. Revenge

9. Quiz Pt 2 5. What type of store did they meet at?
Hardwood Store B. Corner Store C. Grocery Store D. Furniture Store
6. Short Answer- Why did they ignore each other the second time they saw each other at the grocery store?
7. Short Answer- Give two reasons why she liked the bag boy.

10. Answer Key A D B C
They both are shy
He is clumsy and the way he looks