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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. How long does Marie work for Naseem after her affair with Amir?
(a) 6 days.
(b) One month.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 15 years.

2. What "peculiar honor" (8) is Marie given on her last day of work?
(a) She is told she supervise only and does not need to clean.
(b) She is told she can just spray her mint soap and leave.
(c) She is told she only needs to clean one room.
(d) She is told she does not have to clean any bathrooms.

3. Of the women Marie worked with over the years, how many did she likely hate?
(a) Maybe 1 or 2.
(b) At least 50.
(c) Around half.
(d) 90%.

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

5. Why did Marie shake her head when Amir tried to push her onto the motel room bed?
(a) He was married.
(b) She was married.
(c) She did not want to sleep with him so soon.
(d) She did not want to mess the bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marie think before closing down the computer and deciding not to contact her friend?

2. How long does it take for Marie to clean on her last day of work?

3. Who does Marie discover works at a retirement home in Flagstaff?

4. What did Father James say when Marie said her work was hard, but it was not like working in a coal mine?

5. What does Marie decide to do at the computer one day when she is filling in at the front desk for the owner?

Short Essay Questions

1. How much money does Marie earn in her final paycheck? How is this money received? How many weeks of work does her final pay cover? What happens when she gets to her car?

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

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

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

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. How are some of the women Marie worked with over the years described? How did Marie feel about these women?

7. 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?

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

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

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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