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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 37 - 80 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator know The Woman in the Purple Skirt?
(a) They live in the same neighborhood.
(b) They went to school together.
(c) They are cousins.
(d) They met online.

2. What is the Woman in the Purple Skirt's name?
(a) Hino Gondo.
(b) Mayuko Hamamoto.
(c) Mei-chan Hino.
(d) Mayuko Hino.

3. What game do local children play in the park to see who has to tap the Woman in the Purple Skirt's shoulder?
(a) One potato, Two potato.
(b) Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe.
(c) Rock-paper-scissors.
(d) Tic-tac-toe.

4. What had the director gone to school for prior to working at the hotel?
(a) Biology.
(b) Creative writing.
(c) Accounting.
(d) Acting.

5. Considering all the advice Supervisor Tsukada gives to the Woman, how long does the narrator feel it will take her to complete training?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 1 week.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the author of The Woman in the Purple Skirt?

3. How early does the Woman in the Purple Skirt leave for the bus on the first day of her new job?

4. What does the narrator do to help the Woman in the Purple Skirt find work?

5. What rumor did the narrator hear about Arishima-san after she left school?

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