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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 almost collapsed.
(c) The narrator was caught stealing.
(d) The narrator bumped into the Woman in the Purple Skirt.

2. How does the narrator know The Woman in the Purple Skirt?
(a) They live in the same neighborhood.
(b) They met online.
(c) They went to school together.
(d) They are cousins.

3. How is the Woman in the Purple Skirt's home described?
(a) A small shack.
(b) A dilapidated apartment.
(c) A well-maintained condo.
(d) A mansion.

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 she introduced herself.
(c) If they had the same job.
(d) If she friended her on social media.

5. What article of clothing does the narrator use to define herself?
(a) Yellow Cardigan.
(b) Red Blouse.
(c) Green Dress.
(d) Blue Shorts.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the narrator feel certain the Woman in the Purple Skirt must not be Arishima-san, whom she knew from school?

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

4. Who does the narrator decide the Woman in the Purple Skirt reminds her of at the start of the second chapter?

5. What does the Woman in the Purple Skirt eat on the same bench in the park?

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