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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay 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) 4:45 a.m.
(b) 6:00 a.m.
(c) 9:00 a.m.
(d) 7:30 a.m.

2. Why is the narrator unsurprised that the Woman in the Purple Skirt struggles to get hired?
(a) She lacks ambition.
(b) She is not very smart.
(c) She is unkempt.
(d) She does not speak.

3. Who is the author of The Woman in the Purple Skirt?
(a) Sayaka Murata.
(b) Rin Usami.
(c) Imamura Natsuko.
(d) Yogo Ogawa.

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

5. What does the manager tell the staff they need to keep better tabs on during their meeting?
(a) The length of lunch breaks.
(b) Their timecards.
(c) How quickly they clean rooms.
(d) The complimentary items for guests.

Short Answer 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?

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

3. What family event marked the last time the narrator saw her sister?

4. What does the director condemn the staff for in the first meeting on the Woman's first day?

5. What does the Woman do with the children in the park after her first day of work?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the supervisors convince the Woman to steal an apple from work one day? What do they say when she wonders if Supervisor Gondo steals?

2. What does the narrator leave on the Woman's park bench to assist in her job hunt?

3. What does the narrator overhear Supervisor Tsukada and the director saying about the Woman during her first day on the job?

4. What changes does the narrator note about the Woman when she has a job versus when she does not?

5. Who is Arishima-san? Why does the narrator ultimately decide the Woman in the Purple Skirt cannot be Arishima-san?

6. How do the children at the park interact with the Woman in the Purple Skirt at the park? How does she react to them?

7. How do the hotel employees feel about the Woman in the Purple Skirt when she first starts working there?

8. What type of information does the narrator keep track of regarding the Woman in the Purple Skirt?

9. How does the director thwart the narrator's chance to speak to the Woman on her second day of work? What does he say to her? What does he give her?

10. Describe the interaction between Supervisor Tsukada and the Woman in the Purple Skirt on her first day after she gets her uniform.

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