4. Where did Marie's husband work before his recent retirement?
(a) A hardware store.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A school.
(d) A different motel.

5. How many women does Marie believe she must have worked with over the three decades at the motel?
(a) 50-60.
(b) About two dozen.
(c) 200-300.
(d) 20 or 30.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Marie's husband doing when she returns home after her last day of work?

3. How many affairs does Marie have after the first one with Amir?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

10. Describe how Marie cleans her final room.

(see the answer keys)

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