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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the narrator do with the item the director left at the bar?
(a) She kept it.
(b) She gave it to the bartender.
(c) She put it in the lost and found at work.
(d) She mailed it to the director's home.

3. What does the narrator notice about the Woman in the Purple Skirt when she leaves her apartment the day they both have off from work?
(a) She seems slimmer.
(b) She had gained weight.
(c) Her teeth are whiter.
(d) Her hair is shinier.

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

5. 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) Ignores the Woman.
(c) Tells her to pipe down.
(d) Throws the man off the bus and keeps moving.

6. What is the topic of the first monthly meeting after the narrator saw the director and the Woman on a date?
(a) The hotel is closing.
(b) More missing hotel amenities.
(c) The director's new replacement.
(d) The Woman's firing.

7. How does the Woman in the Purple Skirt appear to the narrator when she sees her in the shopping district the evening after her third day of work?
(a) She is gregarious and says hi to the narrator.
(b) She is smily and walks with confidence.
(c) She is solemnly walking with a strange man.
(d) She is unsteady and tired.

8. What part of the Woman in the Purple Skirt's body does the narrator accidentally touch on the bus when it jerks?
(a) Her bottom.
(b) Her eye.
(c) Her arm.
(d) Her nose.

9. 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 basket of fruit.
(c) A box of chocolates.
(d) A set of towels.

10. What does the narrator notice about the Woman in the Purple Skirt the day after the director visits her?
(a) She is extra happy.
(b) She smells more strongly of perfume.
(c) She is extra tired.
(d) Her hair is disheveled.

11. What do the other passengers do after the Woman announces her accusation on the bus?
(a) They attack the Woman.
(b) They drag the man off.
(c) They ignore her.
(d) They tell her to be quiet.

12. 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 has become withdrawn.
(c) She has lost too much weight.
(d) She is the worst employee yet.

13. What does the narrator do once she hears people saying that the Woman in the Purple Skirt leaves her work cart too messy?
(a) She yells at them.
(b) She cleans her cart.
(c) She tells the Woman in the Purple Skirt.
(d) She complains to the director.

14. What do the children ask the Woman for after she shares her box of chocolates with them?
(a) An empty box of chocolates.
(b) Snacks from the minibar.
(c) Some towels with the hotel logo.
(d) A hotel uniform.

15. How did the Woman in the Purple Skirt react when she and the narrator collided outside of the elevator one day at work?
(a) She apologized profusely.
(b) She told her to watch it.
(c) She did not notice.
(d) She helped her up and then ran off.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the staff call "a straitlaced prude" (173) when the Woman in the Purple Skirt considers checking her bottle for alcohol?

2. What does the narrator do the first time she and the Woman in the Purple Skirt have a day off in three weeks?

3. What does the narrator notice on the Woman in the Purple Skirt's jacket on the bus one morning?

4. 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?

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

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