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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. Who is the author of "Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest"?
(a) Sherman Alexie.
(b) Alexander Sherman.
(c) Alexa Sherry.
(d) Sheryl Alexa.

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

3. Who owns the motel where Marie works?
(a) Hassan.
(b) Narif.
(c) Arim.
(d) Naseem.

4. What is one thing Marie is no longer bothered by seeing after many years of working in the same industry?
(a) Used condoms.
(b) Nudity.
(c) Dead bodies.
(d) Abandoned children.

5. Which of Marie's former coworkers married an American man and eventually moved to Oregon?
(a) Olga.
(b) Maria.
(c) Agnes.
(d) Rosa.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Marie soon do after seeing a naked guest emerge from the bathroom?

3. What is the main character's religion in "Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest"?

4. What were the reasons for the seven deaths at the motel during Marie's time working there?

5. What is the one thing Marie dislikes cleaning most in rooms?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Why did Evie and Marie lose touch? What was the last correspondence the two had?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What state is Room 213, the first room Marie cleans in the story? What is in it that she dislikes?

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

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

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