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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the one thing the guest in Room 213 leaves behind in an otherwise clean room?
(a) Feces in the toilet.
(b) Used condoms.
(c) Leftover food.
(d) A hypodermic needle.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who owns the motel where Marie works?

2. Why does Marie dread cleaning Room 144 after Room 213?

3. Where does Marie keep her postcard from Evie?

4. Why did one of Marie's former coworkers go to prison for four years?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What "self-defense behavior" (1) does Marie enact before entering a room and why?

2. Why did Marie run from a room laughing after seeing a guest when she though the room was vacant? How did Evie react when Marie told her?

3. What are some of the things Marie has grown accustomed to seeing and having to clean in her line of work?

4. What is meant by "the illusion of clean" (3) in regards to Marie's work?

5. What are some of the tragic things that had happened in the motel during Marie's time working there?

6. Who is the main character of "Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest"? Where is her occupation? How long has she been there?

7. Who is Olga? Why did she leave the motel?

8. What are some things that Marie's coworkers had done to her during her time working at the motel?

9. Why did Marie convince the former motel owner to put wooden platforms under the motel room beds?

10. Who is Christine? How does Marie feel about her life when they run into each other at a mall?

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