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

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

3. Why is the narrator unsurprised that the Woman in the Purple Skirt struggles to get hired?
(a) She does not speak.
(b) She is not very smart.
(c) She is unkempt.
(d) She lacks ambition.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What game do local children play in the park to see who has to tap the Woman in the Purple Skirt's shoulder?

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