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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 81 - 134 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the Woman in the Purple Skirt's home described?
(a) A well-maintained condo.
(b) A mansion.
(c) A small shack.
(d) A dilapidated apartment.

2. What family event marked the last time the narrator saw her sister?
(a) Her father's death.
(b) Her parent's divorce.
(c) Her brother's suicide.
(d) Her mother's death.

3. What article of clothing does the narrator use to define herself?
(a) Blue Shorts.
(b) Red Blouse.
(c) Yellow Cardigan.
(d) Green Dress.

4. What do the Supervisors say when the Woman in the Purple Skirt expresses wonder whether the narrator steals from the hotel?
(a) She dislikes fruit.
(b) She is the director's pet.
(c) She steals more than they do.
(d) She is too weird.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the director have the Woman in the Purple Skirt do at the start of their training on her first day?

2. What most disappoints the narrator during the meeting with the manager on Woman in the Purple Skirt's first day?

3. What does Supervisor Tsukada tell her colleagues the Woman in the Purple Skirt had said about the job a few nights earlier?

4. What do some of the staff say about the Woman when discussing how quickly she does her job?

5. What is one sign to the narrator that the Woman in the Purple Skirt is not working in the third chapter?

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