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

2. What does the director give to the Woman while she is on her break one day?
(a) A cream bun.
(b) A bowl of rice.
(c) A sandwich.
(d) A can of hot coffee.

3. How long has it been since the narrator last saw her sister?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 20 years.

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

5. How does Supervisor Tsukada describe the job to the Woman in the Purple Skirt on her first day?
(a) Easy Peasy.
(b) Quite difficult.
(c) Rather mindless.
(d) A pain in the butt.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has the Woman in the Purple Skirt been unemployed when she finally lands a job interview?

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

3. Who is the author of The Woman in the Purple Skirt?

4. What job does the narrator highlight for the Woman in the first job magazine she leaves for her?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the narrator find after the Woman in the Purple Skirt leaves the park after eating the apple? What does she do with it?

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

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

5. 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?

6. What does the narrator do while the director is training the Woman in the Purple Skirt during her first day of work?

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

8. What does the narrator to do try to get shampoo samples to the Woman? Is she successful?

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

10. What happens at the park after the Woman sits with her apple after her first day of work?

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