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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 has been fired.
(c) The Woman called to say she will be late.
(d) The Woman called to say she quit.

2. Where do the director and the first stop on their date after leaving the coffee shop?
(a) His house.
(b) The bazaar.
(c) The post office.
(d) The cinema.

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

4. What do the staff say about the agency director's homelife?
(a) He lives alone.
(b) His wife bosses him around.
(c) He has a lot of wild parties.
(d) He is very poor.

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

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

3. What does the narrator call the bench the Woman in the Purple Skirt sits on each time she goes to the park?

4. Which family member does the narrator first think the Woman in the Purple Skirt remind her of?

5. What do the staff discuss after the monthly meeting when they gossip about the director and the Woman's affair?

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