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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does the narrator feel certain the Woman in the Purple Skirt must not be Arishima-san, whom she knew from school?
(a) Arishima-san was her imaginary friend.
(b) Arishima-san was a troublemaker who must be in jail.
(c) Arishima-san passed away several years ago.
(d) Arishima-san moved to Europe.

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

4. What rumor did the narrator hear about Arishima-san after she left school?
(a) She died.
(b) She joined a gang.
(c) She became a police officer.
(d) She moved to Europe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator know The Woman in the Purple Skirt?

2. Which family member does the narrator first think the Woman in the Purple Skirt remind her of?

3. What article of clothing does the narrator use to define herself?

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?

5. What does the narrator do one day when a salesman sits on the Woman in the Purple Skirt's Exclusively Reserved Seat?

(see the answer key)

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