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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the girl in the park say her parents purchased the items she has at home with the hotel logo on it?
(a) The local bazaar.
(b) The hotel.
(c) A department store.
(d) A strange woman.

2. What does the director tell the Woman might happen if she continues to do so well at work?
(a) She will take over his position.
(b) She can get a better job at a nicer hotel.
(c) He can get her a job in the head office.
(d) She will be co-owner of the hotel.

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

4. 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.

5. What does the narrator do when she arrives home after going to work on her day off?
(a) She has a few beers.
(b) She cleans and looks for a new job.
(c) She eats junk food and talks on the phone.
(d) She watches TV and takes a nap.

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

3. How do the children react when the Woman in the Purple Skirt tells them she works as a hotel cleaner?

4. What had the director gone to school for prior to working at the hotel?

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

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