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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 were the reasons for the seven deaths at the motel during Marie's time working there?
(a) Three murders and four suicides.
(b) Four heart attacks, two overdoses, one drunk woman fell over a railing.
(c) 4 overdoses and 3 satanic rituals.
(d) 5 heart attacks, one stabbing, and one suicide.

2. What is the main character's occupation in "Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest"?
(a) Restaurant server.
(b) Nanny.
(c) Bank teller.
(d) Motel maid.

3. What type of scented soap does Marie use to clean the motel room?
(a) Mint.
(b) Tea Tree.
(c) Orange.
(d) Rosemary.

4. What does Marie soon do after seeing a naked guest emerge from the bathroom?
(a) Confessed to Father James.
(b) Told her husband.
(c) Complained to her boss.
(d) Quit her job.

5. Where does Marie receive a postcard from Evie saying she is "halfway there!" (2)?
(a) Reno.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Richmond.
(d) Portland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Marie convinced Naseem do to save she and other maids time?

2. How long does it take Marie to clean the first, tidy room she cleans in the story?

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

4. Where does Evie say she is moving to when she abruptly quit work?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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