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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator think people in the neighborhood would say if TV crews asked if they knew the Woman in the Purple Skirt?
(a) Yes.
(b) Who?
(c) No.
(d) Go away.

2. What does the narrator leave at the Woman's door to help her with her job interviews?
(a) Nail polish.
(b) A notebook and pen.
(c) Shampoo.
(d) A list of interview questions.

3. What is the narrator called at work?
(a) Supervisor Hamamoto.
(b) Supervisor Tsukada.
(c) Supervisor Gondo.
(d) Supervisor Hino.

4. Who is the author of The Woman in the Purple Skirt?
(a) Rin Usami.
(b) Sayaka Murata.
(c) Imamura Natsuko.
(d) Yogo Ogawa.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has it been since the narrator last saw her sister?

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

3. What did the Woman in the Purple Skirt eat for breakfast on her first day of work?

4. What does the Woman in the Purple Skirt eat on the same bench in the park?

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

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