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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the director surprised at the narrator's request when he is in the hospital?
(a) Everyone knows she is the hotel thief.
(b) She usually does not say anything.
(c) He thought she was wealthy.
(d) She is normally independent and self-sufficient.

2. What article of clothing does the narrator use to define herself?
(a) Green Dress.
(b) Blue Shorts.
(c) Red Blouse.
(d) Yellow Cardigan.

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

4. What does the director tell the Woman in the Purple Skirt people at work have been saying?
(a) She stole money before she quit.
(b) She is a spy.
(c) He is being bossed around by his wife.
(d) He is helping her steal.

5. What does the narrator tell the Woman she can find in a coin locker at the Yamaska station?
(a) A suitcase of cash.
(b) A black carryall.
(c) A bunch of hotel amenities.
(d) A key to her new home.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the staff members begin to think the Woman in the Purple Skirt is doing with the hotel amenities?

3. What does the Woman in the Purple Skirt wear to work, which is against the rules?

4. Instead of getting ramen like the narrator assumes, where do the director and the Woman in the Purple Skirt go?

5. Who is sure the Woman in the Purple Skirt is going to show up for work on her fourth day when she does not arrive on time?

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