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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Someya suggest Yamae is paranoid about?
(a) Roaches.
(b) Ghosts.
(c) Burglars.
(d) Notihng.

2. What almost happened to the Albatross in recent years?
(a) It almost crashed.
(b) Nothing.
(c) It almost got sold to another company.
(d) It almost shut down.

3. How does hearing her ads on the bus make the narrator feel?
(a) Angry.
(b) Excited.
(c) Weird.
(d) Sad.

4. Why does the narrator get worried that Yamae knows he is being watched?
(a) He starts looking at the camera.
(b) She does not get worried.
(c) He calls her on the phone.
(d) He finds the camera.

5. Why is the narrator hungry at the beginning of the book?
(a) She is fasting.
(b) She is not hungry.
(c) She has not eaten all day.
(d) The man she is spying on is eating.

6. Who does the narrator grow suspicious of in "The Bus Advertising Job"?
(a) Mr. Kazetani.
(b) His wife.
(c) Ms. Eriguchi.
(d) The narrator.

7. What job does the narrator get after the surveillance job?
(a) A coaching job.
(b) A teaching job.
(c) A cooking job.
(d) A copy writing job.

8. What does the narrator notice about Yamae's movie-watching habits?
(a) He has bad taste in movies.
(b) They are erratic.
(c) He hates documentaries.
(d) He only likes action movies.

9. What happens to a business after the narrator reinstates its ad?
(a) It closes.
(b) It changes owners.
(c) It changes location.
(d) It opens up again.

10. Who has a young child in "The Bus Advertising Job"?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Mr. Kazetani.
(c) Ms. Eriguchi.
(d) Mari.

11. What is a local predator using to lure schoolchildren in "The Bus Advertising Job"?
(a) Snacks.
(b) Candy and video games.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Money.

12. At the beginning of the book, where did the narrator move after quitting her job?
(a) A friend's house.
(b) Her parents' house.
(c) Australia.
(d) Her boyfriend's house.

13. What time does Ms. Eriguchi go home every day?
(a) 2 p.m.
(b) 6 a.m.
(c) 10 p.m.
(d) 5 p.m.

14. Who records the narrator's ads in "The Bus Advertising Job"?
(a) Ms. Eriguchi.
(b) Mr. Kazetani.
(c) Ms. Katori.
(d) No one.

15. How old is Ms. Eriguchi?
(a) 18.
(b) 26.
(c) 14.
(d) 45.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator learn about Ito Packaging?

2. Who does Mr. Kazetani tell the narrator to keep an eye on?

3. What does the narrator decide at the end of "The Bus Advertising Job"?

4. What does Yamae do for a living?

5. What is the narrator's first task at her new job in "The Bus Advertising Job"?

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