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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the main character's occupation in "Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest"?
2. What is the main character's religion in "Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest"?
3. Where does Marie keep her postcard from Evie?
4. What does Marie learn of her former coworker Christine when they bump into each other at a mall?
5. What is the name of the front desk clerk that Marie was friends with at work?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are some of the things Marie has grown accustomed to seeing and having to clean in her line of work?
2. Who is Christine? How does Marie feel about her life when they run into each other at a mall?
3. What "self-defense behavior" (1) does Marie enact before entering a room and why?
4. Why did Evie and Marie lose touch? What was the last correspondence the two had?
5. Who is the main character of "Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest"? Where is her occupation? How long has she been there?
6. Why did Marie convince the former motel owner to put wooden platforms under the motel room beds?
7. What is meant by "the illusion of clean" (3) in regards to Marie's work?
8. What are some things that Marie's coworkers had done to her during her time working at the motel?
9. Who is Olga? Why did she leave the motel?
10. What are some of the tragic things that had happened in the motel during Marie's time working there?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay discussing the setting of "Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest." In what ways does the setting impact your understanding of the story as well as develop the theme of transience?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay about the author of "Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest." Who is he? What else has he written? How is "Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest." similar or different from his other works?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay exploring the significance of Marie's affair with Amir. How does she handle the affair? What are her feelings after the affair? How does the affair impact the plot?
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