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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 81 - 134 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is sure the Woman in the Purple Skirt is going to show up for work on her fourth day when she does not arrive on time?
(a) The director.
(b) Supervisor Hamomoto.
(c) Supervisor Tsukada.
(d) Supervisor Gondo.

2. At the end of Chapter 3, what does the narrator think would help her develop a friendships with the Woman in the Purple Skirt?
(a) If they lived in the same building.
(b) If they had the same job.
(c) If she introduced herself.
(d) If she friended her on social media.

3. What do the other passengers do after the Woman announces her accusation on the bus?
(a) They tell her to be quiet.
(b) They attack the Woman.
(c) They drag the man off.
(d) They ignore her.

4. Why did the narrator throw away the stick of gum her classmate once gave her in junior high school?
(a) She hated gum.
(b) She thought it was poisoned.
(c) She was afraid to get in trouble at school.
(d) Her parents did not allow her to chew gum.

5. What do some of the staff say about the Woman when discussing how quickly she does her job?
(a) She must be cutting corners.
(b) She is the best employee yet.
(c) She is not only fast but highly efficient.
(d) She had the best training of anyone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator do once she hears people saying that the Woman in the Purple Skirt leaves her work cart too messy?

2. What does Supervisor Tsukada say when someone asks if Supervisor Gondo joined the Woman in the Purple Skirt and other staff members a few nights earlier?

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

4. How is the Woman in the Purple Skirt's home described?

5. What incident at a supermarket resulted in the narrator no longer going to that market?

(see the answer key)

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