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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 is the author of The Woman in the Purple Skirt?
(a) Yogo Ogawa.
(b) Sayaka Murata.
(c) Rin Usami.
(d) Imamura Natsuko.

2. What is a sign to the narrator that the Woman in the Purple Skirt has a job?
(a) She leaves early and comes home late.
(b) She moves to a nicer place.
(c) She wears fancy clothing.
(d) She goes out to restaurants more often.

3. How long has it been since the narrator last saw her sister?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 8 years.

4. Why does the narrator feel certain the Woman in the Purple Skirt must not be Arishima-san, whom she knew from school?
(a) Arishima-san moved to Europe.
(b) Arishima-san was a troublemaker who must be in jail.
(c) Arishima-san passed away several years ago.
(d) Arishima-san was her imaginary friend.

5. What did the narrator overhear Supervisor Tsukada telling the director about the Woman in the Purple Skirt on her first day?
(a) She used to be a short distance runner.
(b) She used to be a famous singer.
(c) She is being stalked by someone.
(d) She used to own a cafe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator do to try to make extra money?

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

4. What does Supervisor Hamomoto tell the Woman in the Purple Skirt Supervisor Tachibana takes from work?

5. Who asks the Woman in the Purple Skirt to introduce herself to the staff on her first day?

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