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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the narrator learn about Ito Packaging?
(a) It is an old business.
(b) It is a brand new business.
(c) It is closing soon.
(d) It is not real.

4. How does the narrator know Yamae?
(a) They are married.
(b) They are siblings.
(c) She watches him through a hidden camera in his house.
(d) She does not know him.

5. Where are the cameras in Yamae's house hidden?
(a) In his closet.
(b) On his roof.
(c) In his cupboard.
(d) In his fridge.

6. Why does Yamae start decluttering his house?
(a) He is moving.
(b) He likes to clean.
(c) He writes an article about decluttering.
(d) He does not start decluttering.

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

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

9. Who is Machio?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A character in Yamae's book.
(c) A chef.
(d) An actor.

10. Why does the narrator receive a bonus?
(a) She makes a sale.
(b) She helps solve a case.
(c) She wins a contest.
(d) She does not receive a bonus.

11. What does the narrator decide at the end of "The Surveillance Job"?
(a) To stay at the job.
(b) To get another job.
(c) To ask for a raise.
(d) To quit.

12. Who catches the narrator studying a map in "The Bus Advertising Job"?
(a) Mr. Kazetani.
(b) Mari.
(c) Ms. Eriguchi.
(d) No one.

13. Who spends most of his time at home in the first chapter of the book?
(a) Yamae.
(b) No one.
(c) The narrator's father.
(d) The narrator's boss.

14. What is Yamae often receiving?
(a) Letters.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Packages.
(d) Criticism.

15. Who only works part-time at the office in "The Surveillance Job"?
(a) No one.
(b) Yamae.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Mrs. Oizumi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator do for lunch when she is unsure of what to eat?

2. What is Ito Packaging?

3. Who sometimes comes to work in pajamas in "The Surveillance Job"?

4. What building strikes the narrator while on a bus ride?

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

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