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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1 Pages 1 – 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does it take Marie to clean the first, tidy room she cleans in the story?
(a) 5 minutes.
(b) 1.5 hours.
(c) 15 minutes.
(d) 1 hour.

2. Why did one of Marie's former coworkers go to prison for four years?
(a) She committed statutory rape at the motel.
(b) She tried to kill a motel guest.
(c) She was selling drugs to motel guests.
(d) She robbed Naseem at gunpoint.

3. What phrase does Marie use to describe her work, which Father James says can describe people also?
(a) The illusion of power.
(b) The delusion of honor.
(c) The obsession with perfection.
(d) The illusion of clean.

4. What does Marie repeat when entering a room after check-out time?
(a) YooHoo!
(b) Anybody here?
(c) Housekeeping.
(d) Hello!

5. What is the one thing the guest in Room 213 leaves behind in an otherwise clean room?
(a) Feces in the toilet.
(b) Leftover food.
(c) Used condoms.
(d) A hypodermic needle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What occurred in the motel 5 times while Marie worked there?

2. What does Marie soon do after seeing a naked guest emerge from the bathroom?

3. What object does Marie replace in the bathroom that is said to have "dementia" (3)?

4. What is the main character's occupation in "Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest"?

5. What is one thing Marie is no longer bothered by seeing after many years of working in the same industry?

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