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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who thwarts the narrator's efforts to introduce herself to the Woman while on her break one afternoon?
(a) Supervisor Tsukada.
(b) The hotel manager.
(c) The director.
(d) Supervisor Hamomoto.

2. How long has the Woman in the Purple Skirt been unemployed when she finally lands a job interview?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 1 year.
(d) A couple of days.

3. What did the narrator once do in a vain attempt to get to know the Woman in the Purple Skirt?
(a) Sit near her on the bench.
(b) Call her and pretend she dialed the wrong number.
(c) Bump into her.
(d) Deliver her mail.

4. How does the Woman in the Purple Skirt react when asked to introduced herself during the meeting on her first day?
(a) She freezes.
(b) She cheerfully says her name.
(c) She bows and begins to cry.
(d) She runs away.

5. How long does it take the Woman in the Purple Skirt to complete her training?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 1 1/2 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Woman say to Supervisor Tsukada about the hotel shampoo, which offends Tsukada?

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

3. What is a sign to the narrator that the Woman in the Purple Skirt has a job?

4. What does the narrator imagine doing to the Woman on the bus after the incident the day before in order for them to finally become friends?

5. What does the narrator call the bench the Woman in the Purple Skirt sits on each time she goes to the park?

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