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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 narrator leave at the Woman's door to help her with her job interviews?
(a) Nail polish.
(b) A list of interview questions.
(c) Shampoo.
(d) A notebook and pen.

2. What is one sign to the narrator that the Woman in the Purple Skirt is not working in the third chapter?
(a) She stops buying cream buns.
(b) She has no electricity.
(c) She seems healthy.
(d) She does not leave the house.

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

4. How late is the Woman in the Purple Skirt for work on her fourth day after the incident on the bus?
(a) She does not show up.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) 5 hours.
(d) 2 hours.

5. What did the narrator once do in a vain attempt to get to know the Woman in the Purple Skirt?
(a) Call her and pretend she dialed the wrong number.
(b) Bump into her.
(c) Sit near her on the bench.
(d) Deliver her mail.

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 the narrator notice on the Woman in the Purple Skirt's jacket on the bus one morning?

3. Where does the Woman in the Purple Skirt get a job?

4. What surprising gossip does the narrator overhear about the Woman in the Purple Skirt?

5. Why does the narrator no longer see the Woman in the Purple Skirt on the bus in the mornings?

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