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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who asks the Woman in the Purple Skirt to introduce herself to the staff on her first day?
(a) The director.
(b) Supervisor Gondo.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Supervisor Tsukada.

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

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

4. How long has the Woman in the Purple Skirt been unemployed when she finally lands a job interview?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) A couple of days.

5. What most disappoints the narrator during the meeting with the manager on Woman in the Purple Skirt's first day?
(a) They did not give them coffee.
(b) She cannot get close to her.
(c) The manager is accusing them of stealing.
(d) The meeting is too long.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator leave at the Woman's door to help her with her job interviews?

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

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

4. What does Supervisor Tsukada tell the Woman she should eat for breakfast before work?

5. What does the director say to the Woman in the Purple Skirt about the other supervisors?

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