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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 135 - 174.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How often does the staff have their meetings with the manager?
(a) Bi-monthly.
(b) Weekly.
(c) Monthly.
(d) Daily.

2. Who brings the Woman in the Purple Skirt to work after she stops taking the bus in the mornings?
(a) Supervisor Tsukada.
(b) She takes a cab.
(c) Supervisor Hamamoto.
(d) The director.

3. What does Supervisor Hamomoto tell the Woman in the Purple Skirt Supervisor Tachibana takes from work?
(a) Towels and bed linen.
(b) Candy.
(c) Coffee and tea.
(d) Leftover champagne.

4. What most disappoints the narrator during the meeting with the manager on Woman in the Purple Skirt's first day?
(a) The manager is accusing them of stealing.
(b) The meeting is too long.
(c) She cannot get close to her.
(d) They did not give them coffee.

5. What does Supervisor Tsukada tell the Woman she should eat for breakfast before work?
(a) Meat.
(b) Noodles.
(c) Rice.
(d) A bagel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator see a man doing to the Woman in the Purple Skirt on the bus one morning?

2. What is the Woman in the Purple Skirt's first stop on her day off?

3. What does the Supervisor comment to the Woman about after she changes into her uniform on her first day of work?

4. What do the staff say about the agency director's homelife?

5. What does the narrator do the first time she and the Woman in the Purple Skirt have a day off in three weeks?

(see the answer key)

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