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

2. Which family member does the narrator first think the Woman in the Purple Skirt remind her of?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her aunt.
(d) Her grandmother.

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

4. 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 caught stealing.
(c) The narrator almost collapsed.
(d) The narrator was there when someone tried to rob the place at gunpoint.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does the narrator think people in the neighborhood would say if TV crews asked if they knew the Woman in the Purple Skirt?

4. Who is the author of The Woman in the Purple Skirt?

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

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