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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 days of the week does Keiko have off?

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

3. Which manager does Keiko remember was dependable and like cleaning?

4. When did Keiko become friends with Miho?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What excuses does Keiko give when people think it is strange that she is still working at the convenience store?

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

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

6. When Keiko goes to visit her sister, what does she think about her nephew?

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

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

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

10. How does Keiko describe herself and the world going by the store?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do idioms often require research to understand their meaning? How has the translator of Convenience Store Woman used English rather than Japanese idioms?

Essay Topic 2

Shiraha berates Keiko for not being married. How does Shiraha view Keiko? What does his view of Keiko communicate about gender roles?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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