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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 things did Marie have stolen from her by coworkers over the years?
2. What term did Marie use in Bible study when referring to Satan?
3. What does Marie soon do after seeing a naked guest emerge from the bathroom?
4. What is the one thing the guest in Room 213 leaves behind in an otherwise clean room?
5. What phrase does Marie use to describe her work, which Father James says can describe people also?
Short Essay Questions
1. What state is Room 213, the first room Marie cleans in the story? What is in it that she dislikes?
2. Why did Evie and Marie lose touch? What was the last correspondence the two had?
3. What are some of the things Marie has grown accustomed to seeing and having to clean in her line of work?
4. What is meant by "the illusion of clean" (3) in regards to Marie's work?
5. Who is the main character of "Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest"? Where is her occupation? How long has she been there?
6. What are some of the tragic things that had happened in the motel during Marie's time working there?
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. Who is Christine? How does Marie feel about her life when they run into each other at a mall?
9. Why did Marie convince the former motel owner to put wooden platforms under the motel room beds?
10. What "self-defense behavior" (1) does Marie enact before entering a room and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Write an essay analyzing Alexie's commentary on the plight of the blue collar worker in "Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest." How is this theme important to the story? How does it affect the narrative? Use textual evidence to explain your analysis.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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