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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 do the Supervisors say when the Woman in the Purple Skirt expresses wonder whether the narrator steals from the hotel?
(a) She dislikes fruit.
(b) She steals more than they do.
(c) She is the director's pet.
(d) She is too weird.

2. What did the narrator have to pay to repair after bumping into it one day?
(a) A butcher's display cabinet.
(b) A police car.
(c) A mailbox.
(d) A flower shop display window.

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

4. Why does the narrator no longer see the Woman in the Purple Skirt on the bus in the mornings?
(a) The Woman does not take the bus to work anymore.
(b) The Woman takes an earlier bus to work.
(c) The Woman keeps missing the bus.
(d) The Woman bought a new car.

5. What had the director gone to school for prior to working at the hotel?
(a) Creative writing.
(b) Accounting.
(c) Biology.
(d) Acting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bothers the narrator when she overhears the conversation between the Woman and the director after the incident on the bus?

2. How long has the Woman in the Purple Skirt been unemployed when she finally lands a job interview?

3. Why does the hotel manager call a second meeting of the month?

4. What does the narrator notice about the Woman in the Purple Skirt the day after the director visits her?

5. What does the Woman do with the children in the park after her first day of work?

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