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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 color glasses does Shiraha wear?

2. What quantity of the special of the day on page 46 are employees to sell?

3. On page 2, what type of cigarettes does a man buy?

4. How old is Sugawara?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Keiko considered a good worker?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Shiraha blames everyone except himself for his problems. How does Shiraha blame everyone else for his problems? Why does he always see himself as a victim and never the perpetrator?

Essay Topic 3

Shiraha is fired. How does Shiraha act on the job? What is he caught doing at the till? How often is he late to work? Why is Shiraha fired?

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