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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. How tall is Shiraha?

2. What type of world is a convenience store?

3. How does Keiko describe Shiraha's appearance?

4. What did Keiko do when her young class teacher became hysterical and would not stop crying?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the conclusion when Keiko's parents took her to see a therapist?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A new employee named Shiraha begins working at the store. How does Shiraha’s work ethic compare to Keiko’s? Why does he think working in a convenience store is beneath him?

Essay Topic 3

In Convenience Store Woman some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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