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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Marie clean in the motel room on her final day of work that does not often get cleaned?
(a) The curtains.
(b) The shower.
(c) The closet.
(d) The windows.

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

5. How much does Marie weigh after 30 years of working at the motel?
(a) 95 pounds.
(b) 235 pounds.
(c) 145 pounds.
(d) 200 pounds.

6. In addition to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, what does Marie think will help them survive retirement?
(a) Her husband's pension.
(b) Good luck.
(c) Their 401K.
(d) Home equity.

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

8. What does Naseem do after selling the motel?
(a) Buy a larger motel.
(b) Move to Reno.
(c) Buy a mansion.
(d) Move to Pakistan.

9. Who is Amir?
(a) Evie's son.
(b) Olga's son.
(c) Marie's son.
(d) Naseem's son.

10. Why does Marie and Amir's affair end?
(a) He moves to Pakistan.
(b) Her husband finds out.
(c) Naseem finds out.
(d) Amir gets engaged.

11. Who does Marie discover works at a retirement home in Flagstaff?
(a) Evie.
(b) Naseem.
(c) Olga.
(d) Amir.

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

13. Aside from her age, in what ways does Marie feel she is different from other women Amir had dated?
(a) She is white.
(b) She is overweight.
(c) She is uneducated.
(d) She is poor.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Father James think Amir was going through when Marie confessed her affair to him?

2. What is one thing Marie never managed to purchase, which would have made her work easier?

3. How many tries does it take for Marie's car to start on her last day of work?

4. What does Marie decide to do at the computer one day when she is filling in at the front desk for the owner?

5. For how may weeks of work is Marie's last paycheck?

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