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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the main character's occupation in "Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest"?
(a) Bank teller.
(b) Motel maid.
(c) Nanny.
(d) Restaurant server.

3. What term did Marie use in Bible study when referring to Satan?
(a) Stinky Shoes.
(b) Rotten Meat.
(c) Old Onions.
(d) Old Socks.

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

5. What occurred in the motel 5 times while Marie worked there?
(a) Movie stars stayed there.
(b) Marie quit.
(c) Police raids.
(d) Animal sacrifices.

6. Where does Marie receive a postcard from Evie saying she is "halfway there!" (2)?
(a) Reno.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Portland.
(d) Richmond.

7. What had Marie convinced Naseem do to save she and other maids time?
(a) Put wooden platforms under each bed.
(b) Only clean ever other day.
(c) Buy a robot vacuum.
(d) Allow them to reuse bed linens.

8. What is the one thing Marie dislikes cleaning most in rooms?
(a) Food.
(b) Bedsheets.
(c) Feces.
(d) Urine.

9. Which of Marie's former coworkers married an American man and eventually moved to Oregon?
(a) Rosa.
(b) Agnes.
(c) Olga.
(d) Maria.

10. What does Marie learn of her former coworker Christine when they bump into each other at a mall?
(a) She is a doctor.
(b) She is a lesbian.
(c) She is homeless.
(d) She is transgender.

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

12. What were the reasons for the seven deaths at the motel during Marie's time working there?
(a) 5 heart attacks, one stabbing, and one suicide.
(b) Four heart attacks, two overdoses, one drunk woman fell over a railing.
(c) Three murders and four suicides.
(d) 4 overdoses and 3 satanic rituals.

13. Why does Marie dread cleaning Room 144 after Room 213?
(a) A rock band was staying there.
(b) It is the largest room in the motel.
(c) There was a bachelorette party there.
(d) There were four children in that room.

14. What does Marie soon do after seeing a naked guest emerge from the bathroom?
(a) Quit her job.
(b) Confessed to Father James.
(c) Complained to her boss.
(d) Told her husband.

15. What term does the main character occasionally use when addressing God?
(a) Big Bopper.
(b) Big Boss.
(c) Big Bang.
(d) Big Kahuna.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long does it take Marie to clean the first, tidy room she cleans in the story?

3. What type of scented soap does Marie use to clean the motel room?

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

5. Where does Marie keep her postcard from Evie?

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