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

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

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

4. How old is Amir when he has an affair with Marie?
(a) 45.
(b) 20.
(c) 30.
(d) 17.

5. What does Marie sometimes wonder about Evie?
(a) If she was a spy.
(b) If she was in witness protection.
(c) If she maybe died.
(d) How she could have left her like that.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What "peculiar honor" (8) is Marie given on her last day of work?

4. What word is used to describe Marie's feelings of guilt about her affair with Amir after Naseem sells the motel?

5. What is the final thing Marie cleans in the motel room on her last day of work?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe the way Marie's work has damaged her hands and arms?

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

3. 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?

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

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

6. Describe how Marie cleans her final room.

7. How does Marie feel about Evie's move? What does she keep as a memory of her friend?

8. How is Marie's body impacted by her work over the years?

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

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

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