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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How early does the Woman in the Purple Skirt leave for the bus on the first day of her new job?
(a) 9:00 a.m.
(b) 6:00 a.m.
(c) 7:30 a.m.
(d) 4:45 a.m.

2. What is a sign to the narrator that the Woman in the Purple Skirt has a job?
(a) She moves to a nicer place.
(b) She wears fancy clothing.
(c) She goes out to restaurants more often.
(d) She leaves early and comes home late.

3. What does the Supervisor comment to the Woman about after she changes into her uniform on her first day of work?
(a) How overweight she is.
(b) How unusual she is.
(c) How unkempt her hair is.
(d) How thin she is.

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

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

6. What is the narrator called at work?
(a) Supervisor Hamamoto.
(b) Supervisor Tsukada.
(c) Supervisor Hino.
(d) Supervisor Gondo.

7. What does the narrator do one day when a salesman sits on the Woman in the Purple Skirt's Exclusively Reserved Seat?
(a) Gives him a dirty look.
(b) Sits very close to him until he moves.
(c) Tells him he needs to move.
(d) Offers her seat to the Woman when she arrives.

8. What did the Woman in the Purple Skirt eat for breakfast on her first day of work?
(a) A cream bun.
(b) Rice.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Cornflakes.

9. 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 she introduced herself.
(c) If they had the same job.
(d) If they lived in the same building.

10. What most disappoints the narrator during the meeting with the manager on Woman in the Purple Skirt's first day?
(a) They did not give them coffee.
(b) She cannot get close to her.
(c) The meeting is too long.
(d) The manager is accusing them of stealing.

11. What does the narrator do to help the Woman in the Purple Skirt find work?
(a) She leaves jobs magazines on her bench with certain positions highlighted.
(b) She fills out jobs applications on her behalf.
(c) She brings her to a job fair.
(d) She tells her employer to hire the Woman.

12. How does the narrator know The Woman in the Purple Skirt?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) They met online.
(c) They went to school together.
(d) They live in the same neighborhood.

13. What does the director ask the narrator to do when he sees her in the shadows while he is training the Woman in the Purple Skirt?
(a) Raise her hand if she can hear the Woman.
(b) Take over the training.
(c) Go away.
(d) Come out and introduce herself.

14. What does the Woman in the Purple Skirt eat on the same bench in the park?
(a) Noodles.
(b) Sushi.
(c) A cream bun.
(d) Pizza.

15. What does the director help the Woman in the Purple Skirt with during lunch on her first day of work?
(a) Time management.
(b) Tracking complementary items.
(c) Organizing her cart.
(d) Voice training.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the narrator overhear Supervisor Tsukada telling the director about the Woman in the Purple Skirt on her first day?

2. What does the Woman in the Purple Skirt fail to bring on her first day, which disappoints Supervisor Tsukada?

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

4. What does the narrator leave at the Woman's door to help her with her job interviews?

5. What does Supervisor Tsukada tell the Woman she should eat for breakfast before work?

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