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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 schoolmate, Mei-chan.
(b) Her best friend, Mei.
(c) Her cousin Miyuki.
(d) Her old neighbor Mika.

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

3. What information does the narrator keep in her journal about the Woman in the Purple Skirt?
(a) Her caloric intake.
(b) Her work record.
(c) Her dates with men.
(d) Her daily exercise routine.

4. At the end of Chapter 3, what does the narrator think would help her develop a friendships with the Woman in the Purple Skirt?
(a) If they lived in the same building.
(b) If they had the same job.
(c) If she friended her on social media.
(d) If she introduced herself.

5. What does the narrator do to help the Woman in the Purple Skirt find work?
(a) She brings her to a job fair.
(b) She tells her employer to hire the Woman.
(c) She leaves jobs magazines on her bench with certain positions highlighted.
(d) She fills out jobs applications on her behalf.

Short Answer 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?

2. What did the narrator once do in a vain attempt to get to know the Woman in the Purple Skirt?

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

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

5. Why is the narrator unsurprised that the Woman in the Purple Skirt struggles to get hired?

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