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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 job does the narrator highlight for the Woman in the first job magazine she leaves for her?
(a) Office cleaner.
(b) Parcel Sorter.
(c) Telephone operator.
(d) Newspaper deliverer.

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

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

4. Who does the narrator decide the Woman in the Purple Skirt reminds her of at the start of the second chapter?
(a) Her old neighbor Mika.
(b) Her cousin Miyuki.
(c) Her best friend, Mei.
(d) Her schoolmate, Mei-chan.

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

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 does the narrator call the bench the Woman in the Purple Skirt sits on each time she goes to the park?

3. What information does the narrator keep in her journal about the Woman in the Purple Skirt?

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

5. What incident at a supermarket resulted in the narrator no longer going to that market?

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