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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where does Evie say she is moving to when she abruptly quit work?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Alaska.
(d) California.

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

5. What is the main character's religion in "Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest"?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Muslim.
(c) Buddhist.
(d) Catholic.

6. What did Marie once see while she was cleaning a room that was supposed to be vacant?
(a) An abandoned child.
(b) A dead snake.
(c) A dead body.
(d) A naked man.

7. What things did Marie have stolen from her by coworkers over the years?
(a) Her street clothes and necklace.
(b) Her purse and car.
(c) Her wedding ring and new shoes.
(d) Her jewelry and wallet.

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

9. Where does Marie keep her postcard from Evie?
(a) In her purse.
(b) On her cleaning cart.
(c) In her desk.
(d) On her refrigerator.

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

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

13. What object does Marie replace in the bathroom that is said to have "dementia" (3)?
(a) The towels.
(b) The toilet paper roll.
(c) The bath mat.
(d) The shower liner.

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

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

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. Which of Marie's former coworkers married an American man and eventually moved to Oregon?

3. Where does Marie receive a postcard from Evie saying she is "halfway there!" (2)?

4. What phrase does Marie use to describe her work, which Father James says can describe people also?

5. Who is the main character of "Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest"?

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