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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1 - 36 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator decide the Woman in the Purple Skirt reminds her of at the start of the second chapter?
(a) Her old neighbor Mika.
(b) Her best friend, Mei.
(c) Her cousin Miyuki.
(d) Her schoolmate, Mei-chan.

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

3. What incident at a supermarket resulted in the narrator no longer going to that market?
(a) The narrator bumped into the Woman in the Purple Skirt.
(b) The narrator was there when someone tried to rob the place at gunpoint.
(c) The narrator was caught stealing.
(d) The narrator almost collapsed.

4. 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 BFF.
(b) The Woman in the Purple Skirt's Favorite Spot.
(c) The Woman in the Purple Skirt's Exclusively Reserved Seat.
(d) The Woman in the Purple Skirt's Happy Place.

5. What did the narrator have to pay to repair after bumping into it one day?
(a) A butcher's display cabinet.
(b) A police car.
(c) A flower shop display window.
(d) A mailbox.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the Woman in the Purple Skirt's home described?

2. What does the narrator leave at the Woman's door to help her with her job interviews?

3. Where does the Woman in the Purple Skirt go each week at the start of the story?

4. What wound does the narrator believe her sister may still have from the time they fought over the last bite of purin?

5. What information does the narrator keep in her journal about the Woman in the Purple Skirt?

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