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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 did one of the patrons who had been staying in Room 144 do outside the motel earlier?
2. What did Marie once see while she was cleaning a room that was supposed to be vacant?
3. What type of scented soap does Marie use to clean the motel room?
4. Which of Marie's former coworkers married an American man and eventually moved to Oregon?
5. What things did Marie have stolen from her by coworkers over the years?
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 state is Room 213, the first room Marie cleans in the story? What is in it that she dislikes?
3. Why did Evie and Marie lose touch? What was the last correspondence the two had?
4. What is meant by "the illusion of clean" (3) in regards to Marie's work?
5. What "self-defense behavior" (1) does Marie enact before entering a room and why?
6. Who is Olga? Why did she leave the motel?
7. 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?
8. What are some of the tragic things that had happened in the motel during Marie's time working there?
9. Who is Christine? How does Marie feel about her life when they run into each other at a mall?
10. Who is the main character of "Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest"? Where is her occupation? How long has she been there?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing Alexie's decision to tell the story using third person point-of-view from Marie's perspective. How does this impact the reader's understanding of the story's events? Is this effective? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing narrative voice in "Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest." Include thoughts on how the narrative voice of the story is effective in conveying the story’s themes.
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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