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But blink, and by the first week of October that same dark shop is glowing purple and orange, its windows crammed with costumes, fog machines, and grinning skeletons. This is Spirit Halloween, a store built on a strange and brilliant idea: open in an abandoned space, sell all things spooky for about two months, then vanish like a ghost when November arrives. You won't find it in the summer, and you won't find it at Christmas. It appears  \nonly when the leaves turn, which is exactly why so many shoppers get excited when they spot one.  \nThat vanishing act was there from the very beginning, back when the company was just one small store. Spirit Halloween opened in 1983 in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, started by a businessman named Joe Marver. The story goes that he noticed how a clothing shop made most of its money during the Halloween rush, so he decided to sell costumes and decorations and nothing else. Instead of paying rent all year for a shop that sat quiet for ten months, why not open only for the busy season? It was a clever bet, and it worked.  \nThat bet has since ballooned into one of the biggest names in the holiday business. Today the chain runs well over a thousand pop-up stores across the United States and Canada each fall, a number that has grown steadily for decades. The company is now owned by Spencer's, and its stores fill spaces that other businesses left behind, from old bookstores to empty grocery buildings. Think of it as a retail hermit crab, moving into shells that other shops abandoned. Those big, cheap spaces are perfect for aisles stuffed with masks, wigs, and animatronic figures that wave their arms when you walk by.  \nFilling those giant shells is no simple trick, and it happens fast. A team can transform a bare, dusty space into a fully stocked store in a matter of weeks, unloading trucks, building shelves, and hanging thousands of costumes. When Halloween ends, they run the whole process in reverse, packing everything up and handing back the keys until next year. Imagine setting up an entire store, running it, and tearing it all down before you could finish a single school semester! That speed is part of why the stores can pop up in so many towns at once.  \nThat yearly disappearing act is also the reason people can't stop talking about these stores. Because a Spirit Halloween is only around for a short window, spotting one feels like a signal that fall has truly begun, and shoppers race in before the good costumes sell out. The stores have even become a kind of internet joke, with people posting memes about empty buildings suddenly \"becoming a Spirit Halloween. \" According to a National Retail Federation survey, Americans plan to spend billions of dollars on Halloween each year, so there is plenty of demand for a store that sells nothing but the holiday. Here is the strangest part of all: a business can succeed precisely because it refuses to stick around.  \n The Halloween Store That Pops Up Every Fall Name:  \n\n| Solve each problem.\u003Cbr>Use the article to answer the question.\u003Cbr>1) What is the central idea the author develops throughout the passage?\u003Cbr>A. A Halloween store competes directly with Christmas shops for the same customers.\u003Cbr>B. A Halloween store only sells costumes to children who live in California cities.\u003Cbr>C. A Halloween store fails because it cannot afford to pay rent for the entire year.\u003Cbr>D. A Halloween store thrives on the unusual plan of opening briefly each fall and then closing. |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.  \u003Cbr>4.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) What point of view about the store does the author express in the final paragraph?\u003Cbr>A. The author argues the store sells too many costumes to be useful.\u003Cbr>B. The author believes the store should stay open all year to earn more.\u003Cbr>C. The author finds it stra","cbCaihv1fjWHRkI5","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihv1fjWHRkI5","pdf",111611,"English","# Reading Comprehension Questions\n## Central idea and author’s message\n## Point of view and interpretation\n## Meaning of key metaphor\n## Cited source for spending estimates","[{\"question\":\"What is the central idea developed throughout the passage?\",\"answer\":\"The passage explains that Spirit Halloween succeeds because it opens briefly each fall and then closes, creating demand and excitement rather than competing year-round.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the author find closing helpful to the business?\",\"answer\":\"The final paragraph emphasizes that the disappearing act feels like a sign fall has begun, and that closing supports the business’s success by keeping the store special and time-limited.\"},{\"question\":\"What does “retail hermit crab” mean in the passage?\",\"answer\":\"It means the chain moves into store spaces left empty by other businesses, using available “shells” for its Halloween aisles and displays.\"}]","The Halloween Store That Pops Up Every Fall - Solve Each Problem | PDF",1790806483]