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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "The Bus Advertising Job," how does the narrator get to work?
(a) Boat.
(b) Train.
(c) Bike.
(d) Bus.

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

4. What reason does the narrator give Mrs. Masakado for leaving the surveillance job?
(a) She hated the work.
(b) She does not give a reason.
(c) She did not like sitting for too long.
(d) She hated her boss.

5. What does the narrator notice about Yamae's writing?
(a) He only writes fiction.
(b) He only writes non-fiction.
(c) He is a bad writer.
(d) He is always writing something different.

6. What does Mrs. Oizumi admit to the narrator?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She sometimes copies her targets.
(c) She is quitting.
(d) She is getting a raise.

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

8. Who uses eye drops often?
(a) Mari.
(b) The narrator.
(c) The narrator's father.
(d) The narrator's mother.

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

10. Who sometimes comes to work in pajamas in "The Surveillance Job"?
(a) The narrator's boss.
(b) The narrator's mother.
(c) The narrator's coworker.
(d) The narrator.

11. Where is Yamae's coffee maker stored?
(a) In his attic.
(b) In his garage.
(c) In his basement.
(d) In his cupboard.

12. In "The Bus Advertising Job," what does the narrator's new job entail?
(a) Writing movies.
(b) Selling chocolates.
(c) Cooking meals.
(d) Writing ads.

13. Who is Mr. Kazetani?
(a) The narrator's boss.
(b) The narrator's neighbor.
(c) The narrator's father.
(d) The narrator's friend.

14. How does Yamae influence the narrator?
(a) She starts talking like him.
(b) He does not influence her.
(c) She starts eating what he eats.
(d) She starts writing like him.

15. Who does the narrator tell Mr. Kazetani she is suspicious of?
(a) Mari.
(b) John.
(c) Ms. Eriguchi.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mr. Kazetani start leaving work periodically?

2. What ad does the narrator delete from the files in "The Bus Advertising Job"?

3. In "The Bus Advertising Job," who announces they are leaving the company at lunch one day?

4. What food does the narrator want to buy while it's on sale at the grocery store?

5. Who only works part-time at the office in "The Surveillance Job"?

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