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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 do some of the staff say about the Woman when discussing how quickly she does her job?
(a) She must be cutting corners.
(b) She is the best employee yet.
(c) She had the best training of anyone.
(d) She is not only fast but highly efficient.

2. 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?
(a) The director.
(b) Supervisor Hamomoto.
(c) Supervisor Gondo.
(d) Supervisor Tsukada.

3. Why does the hotel manager call a second meeting of the month?
(a) To discuss the missing hotel amenities.
(b) He is stepping down from his position.
(c) Nobody has heard from the director.
(d) Several staff members have been fired.

4. What does the Woman tell the children about the hotel the day after she completes her training?
(a) It is infested with cockroaches.
(b) It is a cheap hotel.
(c) She hates working there.
(d) Many celebrities stay there.

5. What does the narrator see a man doing to the Woman in the Purple Skirt on the bus one morning?
(a) Holding her hand.
(b) Kissing her cheek.
(c) Stealing her money.
(d) Sniffing her hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the director tell the Woman might happen if she continues to do so well at work?

2. What does the bus driver do after the Woman in the Purple Skirt announces her accusation?

3. What does the narrator realize she forgot when she came to work on the Woman in the Purple Skirt's third day?

4. What accessory does the director have that is similar, though more expensive, than the narrator's?

5. What do the other passengers do after the Woman announces her accusation on the bus?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the narrator more likely to see the Woman at the park than at work after the Woman completes her training?

2. What is unusual about the Woman in the Purple Skirt the evening the narrator sees her in the shopping district late after her third day of work?

3. Why does the narrator go to work on her day off on the Woman's third day of work? Why does she return home?

4. How does the narrator know the Woman in the Purple Skirt met the director on her day off from work?

5. What leads the Woman to leave the hotel and never return?

6. How does the staff behavior toward the Woman change after they find out about her affair with the director? How does the Woman respond?

7. Describe the conversation between the Woman and Supervisor Tsukada about the hotel shampoo and why the Woman does not use it.

8. Why is the narrator annoyed with the way the Woman explains the bus incident to the director and others? What does she imagine doing the next time she has a chance?

9. What happens when the staff learn someone is selling hotel items at the local bazaar? Who do they think is behind it?

10. Where do the director and the Woman go on their date after the coffee shop? Which place do they stay the longest?

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