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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. When Keiko began training to work at the Smile Mart, how many other employees were at the training session?

2. On Page 49, what display does Keiko ask Shiraha to straighten?

3. What is usually the last item customers take become coming to the checkout till?

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

5. What time do the other day-shift staff members usually arrive?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Keiko learn about a job at a convenience store, and how did she get the job?

2. What did Keiko do when a teacher in her class became hysterical and started bawling?

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

4. How does Keiko know the type of clothes a woman in her 30s, like her, should wear?

5. Why were Keiko's actions thought to be strange when she found a dead bird in the park when she was in nursery school?

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

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

8. Why is it important for a convenience store worker to walk around the area of the store?

9. What reason does Keiko believe explains why Yakari thinks Keiko has changed?

10. What does Keiko remember about the various managers who have worked at the store since she started?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood of Convenience Store Woman, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view of Convenience Store Woman? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters, especially Keiko?

Essay Topic 3

People make assumptions about Keiko. What do people assume about Keiko? Why does Keiko feel like she is being criticized because of the assumptions people make about her?

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