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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. Who is the main character of "Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest"?
2. What is the one thing the guest in Room 213 leaves behind in an otherwise clean room?
3. What does Marie soon do after seeing a naked guest emerge from the bathroom?
4. What object does Marie replace in the bathroom that is said to have "dementia" (3)?
5. What did one of the patrons who had been staying in Room 144 do outside the motel earlier?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are some things that Marie's coworkers had done to her during her time working at the motel?
2. What are some of the things Marie has grown accustomed to seeing and having to clean in her line of work?
3. What state is Room 213, the first room Marie cleans in the story? What is in it that she dislikes?
4. Why did Evie and Marie lose touch? What was the last correspondence the two had?
5. Who is Christine? How does Marie feel about her life when they run into each other at a mall?
6. What is meant by "the illusion of clean" (3) in regards to Marie's work?
7. Why did Marie convince the former motel owner to put wooden platforms under the motel room beds?
8. What "self-defense behavior" (1) does Marie enact before entering a room and why?
9. Why did Marie run from a room laughing after seeing a guest when she though the room was vacant? How did Evie react when Marie told her?
10. Who is Olga? Why did she leave the motel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay examining the ending of "Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest." How does the ending fit into the storyline? Do you think the ending is effective? What theme might the ending represent? What might the author have done differently?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing Alexie's language style and word choice in "Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest." What are some words that stand out to you and why? What words are repeated? What words are most impactful? Explain your answers.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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