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

2. At what time of day is the cash register account settled and money changed at the bank at the store?

3. How old is Sugawara?

4. How old is Mrs. Izumi?

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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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. Why is Keiko considered a good worker?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe people in a narrative and the world they inhabit. Imagery involves using the five senses to describe individuals, places, and things. How does Murata use imagery to help readers imagine Keiko’s world?

Essay Topic 3

Keiko is surprised at how her co-workers act when they learn Shiraha is living with her. Why is Keiko surprised at how her co-workers act when they learn Shiraha is living with her? Why is their response hypocritical?

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