Please read the short stories, “A Clean, Well Lighted Place” and “A&P” in the file provided for you.  Once you have read them, please answer the following questions in complete sentences. All answers must be in complete sentences; if they are not, they will not be accepted.
1.  In “A&P,” who is the protagonist?  Why is he/she the protagonist?
2.  In, “A Clean, Well Lighted Place,” why is there an emphasis on “nada” or nothing?
3.  Why does Sammy stand up for the girls in “A&P”?
4.  What is the central conflict in “A Clean, Well Lighted Place”
5.  What is the central conflict in “A&P”?