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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 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 on the chair.
(c) A stain on the ceiling.
(d) A stain in the carpet.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Marie and Amir's affair end?

3. Why does Marie collapse on the sidewalk in pain one day after work?

4. How long had Marie been working at the motel when she developed feelings for Amir?

5. How long does Marie work for Naseem after her affair with Amir?

Short Essay Questions

1. How will Marie and her husband support themselves financially in retirement?

2. What is Marie's husband doing when she gets home? What work did he do and when did he retire?

3. Who is Amir? What is Marie's relationship with Amir?

4. Describe how Marie cleans her final room.

5. How did Marie feel about her affair with Amir in the following years? How did Marie feel about the fact that she never cheated on her husband again?

6. What does Father James tell Marie about Amir and her relationship with him?

7. Why does Marie want to work a full shift on her last day? What does she want to do for herself?

8. How does Marie learn where Evie lives and works? What does she do when she finds out?

9. How old is Marie when she retires? What "peculiar honor" (8) does her boss give to her on her last day?

10. What does Marie say to Father James about her job in the section following the description of how her body has been impacted by her job? What does he say in response?

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