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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. On page 69, what day of the week does Keiko see a big red cross through Shiraha's name on the shift roster?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Tuesday.

2. When does the manager ask Keiko if she will fill in for Sugawara on page 83?
(a) Sunday afternoon.
(b) Friday afternoon.
(c) Sunday morning.
(d) Friday morning.

3. What does Keiko help a woman with a walking stick get from a bottom shelf?
(a) Raspberry jam.
(b) Strawberry jam.
(c) Grape jelly.
(d) Peach jelly.

4. How far back does Shiraha say that things went wrong in history?
(a) Stone Age.
(b) 1,000 years.
(c) Bronze Age.
(d) 10,000 years.

5. What does Keiko put in a plastic bag on page 73?
(a) Eggs.
(b) Bread.
(c) Milk.
(d) Sandwich.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times in the past two weeks does Keiko remember on page 94 being asked why she was working part-time?

2. What is the atmosphere at the store when Keiko arrives on page 57?

3. On page 130, what does Keiko offer Mami?

4. On page 89, what has Shiraha read to find out how society went wrong?

5. Which of Shiraha's siblings lives with his parents?

Short Essay Questions

1. On page 62, what has the manager noticed about Shiraha's work?

2. What does Keiko say about working a different job than the convenience store on page 105?

3. What does the manager say when Keiko asks about working Fridays and Sundays?

4. How does Keiko describe her apartment?

5. Why does Mrs. Izumi want the manager to speak to Shiraha on page 61?

6. What happens when Keiko tries to talk to Mrs. Izumi and the manager about the chicken skewers on page 117?

7. On page 121, why is Shiraha in the bathtub when Keiko gets home?

8. How does Mami react when Keiko tells her she has a man living with her on page 97?

9. What does Keiko notice when she goes into work on page 57?

10. How do Miho and Keiko's other friends react when she tells them she has a man living with her?

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