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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long had Marie been working at the motel when she developed feelings for Amir?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 20 years.

2. For how may weeks of work is Marie's last paycheck?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

3. What does Father James think Amir was going through when Marie confessed her affair to him?
(a) Drug withdrawals.
(b) A bout of depression.
(c) A spiritual journey.
(d) A midlife crisis.

4. What "peculiar honor" (8) is Marie given on her last day of work?
(a) She is told she does not have to clean any bathrooms.
(b) She is told she only needs to clean one room.
(c) She is told she supervise only and does not need to clean.
(d) She is told she can just spray her mint soap and leave.

5. Where did Marie's husband work before his recent retirement?
(a) A school.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A different motel.
(d) A hardware store.

6. Why did Marie shake her head when Amir tried to push her onto the motel room bed?
(a) She did not want to sleep with him so soon.
(b) She did not want to mess the bed.
(c) She was married.
(d) He was married.

7. How many affairs does Marie have after the first one with Amir?
(a) None.
(b) 12.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.

8. What is the final thing Marie cleans in the motel room on her last day of work?
(a) A stain in the carpet.
(b) A stain on the chair.
(c) A stain on the ceiling.
(d) A stain on the bedding.

9. How many tries does it take for Marie's car to start on her last day of work?
(a) 1.
(b) 9.
(c) 4.
(d) It never starts.

10. How old is Amir when he has an affair with Marie?
(a) 20.
(b) 45.
(c) 17.
(d) 30.

11. Where do Amir and Marie make love during their brief affair?
(a) On a chair in a vacant room.
(b) In the office at night.
(c) On the bed of the largest room.
(d) In a motel room bathroom.

12. What does Marie sometimes wonder about Evie?
(a) If she was a spy.
(b) How she could have left her like that.
(c) If she was in witness protection.
(d) If she maybe died.

13. What does Marie think before closing down the computer and deciding not to contact her friend?
(a) She has no time for friends.
(b) She will visit Flagstaff soon.
(c) Maybe they were never friends.
(d) Everything is temporary.

14. What word is used to describe Marie's feelings of guilt about her affair with Amir after Naseem sells the motel?
(a) Invisible.
(b) Crushing.
(c) Vestigial.
(d) Constant.

15. Why does Marie collapse on the sidewalk in pain one day after work?
(a) She has painful bunions from her shoes.
(b) She had food poisoning.
(c) She has torn muscles in her back from work.
(d) She twisted her ankle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Father James say when Marie said her work was hard, but it was not like working in a coal mine?

2. How long does Marie and Amir's affair last?

3. What did Marie believe about the Italian woman she worked with who had to be taught how to use a vacuum?

4. Why does Marie and Amir's affair end?

5. Aside from her age, in what ways does Marie feel she is different from other women Amir had dated?

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