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

2. How does Supervisor Tsukada describe the job to the Woman in the Purple Skirt on her first day?
(a) A pain in the butt.
(b) Quite difficult.
(c) Easy Peasy.
(d) Rather mindless.

3. Why did the narrator throw away the stick of gum her classmate once gave her in junior high school?
(a) She thought it was poisoned.
(b) Her parents did not allow her to chew gum.
(c) She hated gum.
(d) She was afraid to get in trouble at school.

4. What does the manager tell the staff they need to keep better tabs on during their meeting?
(a) The length of lunch breaks.
(b) Their timecards.
(c) The complimentary items for guests.
(d) How quickly they clean rooms.

5. What does the narrator call the bench the Woman in the Purple Skirt sits on each time she goes to the park?
(a) The Woman in the Purple Skirt's Favorite Spot.
(b) The Woman in the Purple Skirt's Exclusively Reserved Seat.
(c) The Woman in the Purple Skirt's Happy Place.
(d) The Woman in the Purple Skirt's BFF.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator called at work?

2. What job does the narrator highlight for the Woman in the first job magazine she leaves for her?

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

4. What family event marked the last time the narrator saw her sister?

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

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