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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 37 - 80 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Woman in the Purple Skirt fail to bring on her first day, which disappoints Supervisor Tsukada?
(a) A pen and notebook.
(b) A water bottle.
(c) Lunch.
(d) Money.

2. What does the director say to the Woman in the Purple Skirt about the other supervisors?
(a) They are all very efficient.
(b) They are old terrible workers.
(c) They are all strange.
(d) They are all highly intelligent.

3. What is the Woman in the Purple Skirt's name?
(a) Mei-chan Hino.
(b) Mayuko Hamamoto.
(c) Mayuko Hino.
(d) Hino Gondo.

4. What does the director give to the Woman while she is on her break one day?
(a) A cream bun.
(b) A sandwich.
(c) A bowl of rice.
(d) A can of hot coffee.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How early does the Woman in the Purple Skirt leave for the bus on the first day of her new job?

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

3. What does the Supervisor comment to the Woman about after she changes into her uniform on her first day of work?

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

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

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