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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 director condemn the staff for in the first meeting on the Woman's first day?
(a) Not wearing their uniforms properly.
(b) Missing hotel amenities.
(c) Not smiling enough.
(d) Missing too much work.

2. What does the narrator do to help the Woman in the Purple Skirt find work?
(a) She leaves jobs magazines on her bench with certain positions highlighted.
(b) She brings her to a job fair.
(c) She tells her employer to hire the Woman.
(d) She fills out jobs applications on her behalf.

3. What does the narrator find under the Woman in the Purple Skirt's bench after she plays with the children at the park?
(a) A of chocolate.
(b) A water bottle.
(c) A banana.
(d) An orange.

4. What does Supervisor Tsukada tell the Woman she should eat for breakfast before work?
(a) Meat.
(b) A bagel.
(c) Noodles.
(d) Rice.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What family event marked the last time the narrator saw her sister?

4. What does the director give to the Woman while she is on her break one day?

5. Considering all the advice Supervisor Tsukada gives to the Woman, how long does the narrator feel it will take her to complete training?

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