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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Sugawara?
(a) 18.
(b) 26.
(c) 24.
(d) 20.

2. At what time of day is the cash register account settled and money changed at the bank at the store?
(a) 3 p.m.
(b) 2:30 p.m.
(c) 4 p.m.
(d) 5 p.m.

3. What dessert is new on page 46?
(a) Cheese tart.
(b) Mango custard.
(c) Cream puff.
(d) Baumkuchen.

4. What time does Keiko's shift at the Smile Mart begin?
(a) 8 a.m.
(b) 10 a.m.
(c) 7 a.m.
(d) 9 a.m.

5. How long before the Smile Mart opened did Keiko and the other new employers work in pairs role-playing how to deal with imaginary customers?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 8 days.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 5 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of shoes does Keiko buy from a store where Mrs. Izumi likes to shop?

2. On page 29, what bun is on special?

3. When is it common for a Japanese person to be a freeter?

4. When does Keiko remember a rival store closing down and they were inundated with their customers?

5. On page 1, what is a woman examining while holding a bottle of mineral water?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mrs. Izumi?

2. When Keiko kept getting in trouble and did not understand why her behavior was a problem, what did she do?

3. When does Keiko have days off, and what does she do sometimes?

4. Why does Keiko have mixed feelings about visiting Miho?

5. What does Shiraha look like when Keiko meets him?

6. Why was Keiko reprimanded when she broke up a fight between two boys when she had just started primary school?

7. What does Keiko give Shiraha to do, and what is he doing when she goes to check on him?

8. Why does Keiko say that the convenience store is a world of sound?

9. When did Keiko realize she should not have stopped a fight between two boys with a shovel?

10. What does Keiko usually eat when she is working?

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