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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Marie and Amir's affair last?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 6 weeks.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 6 days.

2. How old is Marie when she has an affair with Amir?
(a) 45.
(b) 30.
(c) 62.
(d) 25.

3. What did Marie promise Father James she would do after she confessed her affair to him?
(a) Apologize to Amir.
(b) Find a new job.
(c) Tell her husband.
(d) Tell Naseem.

4. How many women does Marie believe she must have worked with over the three decades at the motel?
(a) 20 or 30.
(b) 200-300.
(c) About two dozen.
(d) 50-60.

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

6. What did Father James say when Marie said her work was hard, but it was not like working in a coal mine?
(a) It is worse.
(b) I've never worked in a coal mine.
(c) Maybe it is.
(d) Of course it's not.

7. How long does it take for Marie to clean on her last day of work?
(a) 6 hours.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) 15 minutes.
(d) 3 hours.

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

9. What does Marie decide to do at the computer one day when she is filling in at the front desk for the owner?
(a) Get a FaceBook page.
(b) Search for Evie.
(c) Search for Amir.
(d) Look for a new job.

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

11. What is one thing Marie never managed to purchase, which would have made her work easier?
(a) An apron.
(b) Comfortable work pants.
(c) A good pair of work shoes.
(d) Cleaning gloves.

12. What does Marie hope to buy herself as a retirement gift?
(a) A bottle of champagne.
(b) A dress.
(c) New shoes.
(d) A watch.

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

14. Why do the motel guests typically not complain about dirty windows?
(a) Most rooms do not have windows.
(b) They do not open the curtains.
(c) The windows are never dirty.
(d) They know the staff will not care.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Marie weigh after 30 years of working at the motel?

2. What does Marie sometimes wonder about Evie?

3. What is Marie's husband doing when she returns home after her last day of work?

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

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

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