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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 135 - 174.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does it take the Woman in the Purple Skirt to complete her training?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 1 1/2 days.
(d) 3 weeks.

2. What does the Woman share with the children at the park after her first day of work?
(a) Her salary.
(b) An apple.
(c) A cream bun.
(d) Champagne.

3. What does the Woman in the Purple Skirt wear to work, which is against the rules?
(a) A low cut shirt.
(b) Black nylons.
(c) Red nail polish.
(d) Red lipstick.

4. What does the Woman tell the children about the hotel the day after she completes her training?
(a) It is a cheap hotel.
(b) She hates working there.
(c) It is infested with cockroaches.
(d) Many celebrities stay there.

5. Why does the hotel manager call a second meeting of the month?
(a) To discuss the missing hotel amenities.
(b) Nobody has heard from the director.
(c) Several staff members have been fired.
(d) He is stepping down from his position.

Short Answer Questions

1. What information does the narrator keep in her diary regarding the director and the Woman in the Purple Skirt?

2. How does the Woman in the Purple Skirt appear to the narrator when she sees her in the shopping district the evening after her third day of work?

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

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

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

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