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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Considering all the advice Supervisor Tsukada gives to the Woman, how long does the narrator feel it will take her to complete training?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 6 months.

2. What does the narrator find under the Woman in the Purple Skirt's bench after she plays with the children at the park?
(a) A banana.
(b) An orange.
(c) A water bottle.
(d) A of chocolate.

3. What does the director give to the Woman while she is on her break one day?
(a) A can of hot coffee.
(b) A cream bun.
(c) A bowl of rice.
(d) A sandwich.

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

5. What did the narrator overhear Supervisor Tsukada telling the director about the Woman in the Purple Skirt on her first day?
(a) She used to own a cafe.
(b) She is being stalked by someone.
(c) She used to be a famous singer.
(d) She used to be a short distance runner.

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

7. At the end of Chapter 3, what does the narrator think would help her develop a friendships with the Woman in the Purple Skirt?
(a) If they had the same job.
(b) If she friended her on social media.
(c) If they lived in the same building.
(d) If she introduced herself.

8. What wound does the narrator believe her sister may still have from the time they fought over the last bite of purin?
(a) A broken toe.
(b) Bite marks on her thumbs.
(c) A scar on her leg.
(d) A limp.

9. What does the narrator do to try to make extra money?
(a) She has yard sales.
(b) She sells items at the local bazaar.
(c) She rents out a room in her apartment.
(d) She sells items online.

10. Which family member does the narrator first think the Woman in the Purple Skirt remind her of?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her aunt.

11. What does the Woman do with the children in the park after her first day of work?
(a) She races on bikes with them.
(b) She plays Hide-and-seek with them.
(c) She plays tag with them.
(d) She plays cards with them.

12. What does Supervisor Tsukada give the Woman in the Purple Skirt at the end of her first day, which is meant for hotel guests?
(a) An apple.
(b) A bottle of Champagne.
(c) A box of chocolates.
(d) A towel.

13. What does the Woman share with the children at the park after her first day of work?
(a) Her salary.
(b) An apple.
(c) Champagne.
(d) A cream bun.

14. What does Supervisor Tsukada tell the Woman she should eat for breakfast before work?
(a) Rice.
(b) A bagel.
(c) Meat.
(d) Noodles.

15. Where does the Woman in the Purple Skirt get a job?
(a) A school.
(b) A sales office.
(c) A cafe.
(d) A hotel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of The Woman in the Purple Skirt?

2. What did the narrator once do in a vain attempt to get to know the Woman in the Purple Skirt?

3. Why is the narrator unsurprised that the Woman in the Purple Skirt struggles to get hired?

4. What job does the narrator highlight for the Woman in the first job magazine she leaves for her?

5. What incident at a supermarket resulted in the narrator no longer going to that market?

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