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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the Supervisor comment to the Woman about after she changes into her uniform on her first day of work?
(a) How overweight she is.
(b) How thin she is.
(c) How unusual she is.
(d) How unkempt her hair is.

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

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

5. What does Supervisor Tsukada give the Woman in the Purple Skirt at the end of her first day, which is meant for hotel guests?
(a) A bottle of Champagne.
(b) A towel.
(c) An apple.
(d) A box of chocolates.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the narrator know The Woman in the Purple Skirt?

3. Who is the author of The Woman in the Purple Skirt?

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

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

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