1. What does the Woman in the Purple Skirt accuse someone on the bus of doing one morning when the narrator is on it with her?
(a) Stealing her cell phone.
(b) Tweaking her nose.
(c) Stealing her wallet.
(d) Touching her bottom.

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

3. What does the director announce to the staff just as Supervisor Tsukada is telling them how drunk the Woman in the Purple Skirt got two nights earlier?
(a) The Woman was in the hospital.
(b) The Woman called to say she quit.
(c) The Woman has been fired.
(d) The Woman called to say she will be late.

4. What does the narrator do one day when a salesman sits on the Woman in the Purple Skirt's Exclusively Reserved Seat?
(a) Tells him he needs to move.
(b) Gives him a dirty look.
(c) Sits very close to him until he moves.
(d) Offers her seat to the Woman when she arrives.

5. What does the director have the Woman in the Purple Skirt do at the start of their training on her first day?
(a) Write a schedule for the rest of her day.
(b) Yell her name loudly.
(c) Write a list of items for her cart.
(d) Clean a room as fast as she can.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the narrator unable to ask Supervisor Tsukada about the Woman in the Purple Skirt on her day off after she saw her in the shopping district?

2. Where do the director and the first stop on their date after leaving the coffee shop?

3. What article of clothing does the narrator use to define herself?

4. What is the Woman in the Purple Skirt's first stop on her day off?

5. What do the staff members begin to think the Woman in the Purple Skirt is doing with the hotel amenities?

(see the answer key)

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