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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2 Pages 5 – 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Marie's husband doing when she returns home after her last day of work?
(a) Taking a nap.
(b) Cooking her a celebratory dinner.
(c) Watching the news.
(d) Ordering pizza.

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

4. What did one of the patrons who had been staying in Room 144 do outside the motel earlier?
(a) Yell at passersby.
(b) Throw up.
(c) Pass out drunk.
(d) Defecate on the sidewalk.

5. What did Marie believe about the Italian woman she worked with who had to be taught how to use a vacuum?
(a) She was lazy.
(b) She was a spy.
(c) She was in the witness protection program.
(d) She had a developmental disability.

Short Answer Questions

1. What things did Marie have stolen from her by coworkers over the years?

2. Of the women Marie worked with over the years, how many did she likely hate?

3. Why do the motel guests typically not complain about dirty windows?

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

5. What does Naseem do after selling the motel?

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