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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 175 - 216 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the narrator do the first time she and the Woman in the Purple Skirt have a day off in three weeks?
(a) She leaves a box of cream buns on the Woman in the Purple Skirt's doorstep.
(b) She watches her house until the Woman leaves.
(c) She goes to work anyway.
(d) She asks the Woman in the Purple Skirt to hang out with her.

3. Why is the narrator unsurprised that the Woman in the Purple Skirt struggles to get hired?
(a) She lacks ambition.
(b) She does not speak.
(c) She is unkempt.
(d) She is not very smart.

4. What are the supervisors tasked with after their monthly meeting?
(a) Firing the narrator.
(b) Firing the Woman in the Purple Skirt.
(c) Keeping checklists of hotel items and taking inventory.
(d) Ensuring all staff arrive and leave on time.

5. What does the hotel manager says will happen if someone confesses to stealing the hotel items?
(a) They will be commended for their honesty.
(b) There will be no punishment.
(c) They will discuss a loan because this person obviously needs money.
(d) They will be put on probation from work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Woman in the Purple Skirt carrying when she and the narrator collided outside of the elevator?

2. How does Supervisor Tsukada describe the job to the Woman in the Purple Skirt on her first day?

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

4. Who brings the Woman in the Purple Skirt to work after she stops taking the bus in the mornings?

5. How does the director respond when the Woman apologizes for any trouble she caused by being so late that day?

(see the answer key)

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