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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ad does the narrator delete from the files in "The Bus Advertising Job"?
(a) The Flamenco Centre.
(b) The primary school.
(c) The grocery store.
(d) The diner.

2. What project is Yamae working on?
(a) A stageplay.
(b) A screenplay.
(c) A memoir.
(d) A novel.

3. What happens to a business after the narrator deletes its ad?
(a) It gains money.
(b) It closes down.
(c) It opens up.
(d) It goes bankrupt.

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

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

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

7. 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.

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

9. In "The Bus Advertising Job," who announces they are leaving the company at lunch one day?
(a) Mari.
(b) Ms. Eriguchi.
(c) The narrator.
(d) John.

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

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

12. Who seems to always be at work in "The Surveillance Job"?
(a) Mrs. Omi.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Yamae.
(d) Mr. Someya.

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

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

15. What is Ito Packaging?
(a) A band.
(b) A container store.
(c) A diner.
(d) A movie.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Bus Advertising Job," how does the narrator get to work?

2. What does Yamae collect?

3. Who is Mrs. Masakado?

4. Who is Ms. Eriguchi?

5. In "The Bus Advertising Job," who usually keeps to themselves?

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