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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the staff say to the Woman in the Purple Skirt the day she leaves work and never returns?
(a) Supervisor Gondo is stalking her.
(b) Turn herself in for stealing or they will report her.
(c) They know she is having an affair with the director.
(d) Her perfume smells like rotten bananas.

2. What information does the narrator keep in her diary regarding the director and the Woman in the Purple Skirt?
(a) How many times they kiss on a date.
(b) How much the director drinks while on a date.
(c) How often they have the same day off.
(d) When he goes to her apartment and how often he stays the night.

3. What does the narrator learn the Woman in the Purple Skirt had done with other staff members after her third day of work?
(a) Stolen a bunch of hotel amenities.
(b) Gone out for drinks.
(c) Went to a house party.
(d) Quit her job.

4. What does the bus driver do after the Woman in the Purple Skirt announces her accusation?
(a) Stops the bus at a police box.
(b) Throws the man off the bus and keeps moving.
(c) Tells her to pipe down.
(d) Ignores the Woman.

5. What did the narrator see the Woman purchasing in the market one day?
(a) New tights.
(b) Shampoo.
(c) Perfume.
(d) Cheese.

6. What do the director and the Woman discuss on the bus after their date?
(a) His son's birthday.
(b) His anniversary with his wife.
(c) Her mother and father's anniversary.
(d) Her 6-year-old niece's birthday.

7. What does the Woman in the Purple Skirt bring to the children in the park after she completed her training at work?
(a) Sodas from the minibar.
(b) A box of chocolates.
(c) A basket of fruit.
(d) A set of towels.

8. What does the narrator imagine doing to the Woman on the bus after the incident the day before in order for them to finally become friends?
(a) She will tweak her nose harder and drag her off the bus so she can tell her who she is and they will be friends.
(b) She will tell the Woman she saw what happened and offer condolences.
(c) She will stand close to the Woman on the bus to protect her from another such incident.
(d) She will offer to drive the Woman to work from now on.

9. What do the director and the Woman in the Purple Skirt get at the when they get off of the bus?
(a) Milk tea and sweet rice.
(b) Cream buns and sandwiches.
(c) A couple of beers.
(d) Two cans of coffee.

10. What does one of the girls in the park say she has at home with the hotel logo on it?
(a) Towels.
(b) Glassware.
(c) Robes.
(d) Utensils.

11. What does the narrator hear the staff saying about the Woman in the Purple Skirt after she had been working there for awhile?
(a) She looks healthier and happier.
(b) She is the worst employee yet.
(c) She has become withdrawn.
(d) She has lost too much weight.

12. What does the narrator notice on the Woman in the Purple Skirt's jacket on the bus one morning?
(a) A lock of hair.
(b) A grain of rice.
(c) A smear of toothpaste.
(d) A coffee stain.

13. What does the director realize he lost while out with Woman in the Purple Skirt?
(a) His wedding ring.
(b) His watch.
(c) His sunglasses.
(d) His wallet.

14. What does the narrator think would happen if people knew they passed the Woman in the Purple Skirt with a man?
(a) The director would be fired.
(b) The Woman would be fired.
(c) TV crews would interview her.
(d) The director's wife would find out immediately.

15. Who does the Woman in the Purple Skirt begin to call on the payphone obsessively?
(a) Supervisor Tsukada.
(b) The hotel.
(c) Supervisor Gondo.
(d) The director.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the director and the first stop on their date after leaving the coffee shop?

2. What is the Woman in the Purple Skirt's first stop on her day off?

3. What does the narrator do when she arrives home after going to work on her day off?

4. What does the Woman tell the children about the hotel the day after she completes her training?

5. What does the Woman in the Purple Skirt tell Supervisor Tsukada she does in the hotel room when she locks the door?

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