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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How is the Woman in the Purple Skirt's home described?
(a) A small shack.
(b) A mansion.
(c) A dilapidated apartment.
(d) A well-maintained condo.

3. What does the Woman in the Purple Skirt fail to bring on her first day, which disappoints Supervisor Tsukada?
(a) Lunch.
(b) A water bottle.
(c) Money.
(d) A pen and notebook.

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

5. What job does the narrator highlight for the Woman in the first job magazine she leaves for her?
(a) Office cleaner.
(b) Telephone operator.
(c) Parcel Sorter.
(d) Newspaper deliverer.

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

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 she friended her on social media.
(b) If they lived in the same building.
(c) If they had the same job.
(d) If she introduced herself.

8. Why did the narrator throw away the stick of gum her classmate once gave her in junior high school?
(a) Her parents did not allow her to chew gum.
(b) She thought it was poisoned.
(c) She hated gum.
(d) She was afraid to get in trouble at school.

9. What game do local children play in the park to see who has to tap the Woman in the Purple Skirt's shoulder?
(a) Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe.
(b) Rock-paper-scissors.
(c) Tic-tac-toe.
(d) One potato, Two potato.

10. 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 short distance runner.
(d) She used to be a famous singer.

11. What do the staff say about the agency director's homelife?
(a) He has a lot of wild parties.
(b) He is very poor.
(c) He lives alone.
(d) His wife bosses him around.

12. What family event marked the last time the narrator saw her sister?
(a) Her parent's divorce.
(b) Her father's death.
(c) Her brother's suicide.
(d) Her mother's death.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How often does the staff have their meetings with the manager?

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

3. What rumor did the narrator hear about Arishima-san after she left school?

4. What do the Supervisors say when the Woman in the Purple Skirt expresses wonder whether the narrator steals from the hotel?

5. What does the director help the Woman in the Purple Skirt with during lunch on her first day of work?

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