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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Postering Job," what does the narrator tell Mrs. Masakado about the cracker packet job?
(a) It was an odd job.
(b) It was a good job.
(c) It was a bad job.
(d) She tells her nothing.

2. Who is Mr. Kiyota?
(a) The narrator's brother.
(b) The narrator's coworker.
(c) The narrator's predecessor.
(d) The narrator's husband.

3. In "The Cracker Packet Job," who praises the narrator's work at her old bus ad job?
(a) The narrator's friends.
(b) The narrator's mother.
(c) The director.
(d) No one.

4. What does the narrator notice about the director on her first day in "The Cracker Packet Job"?
(a) He is tall.
(b) He is odd.
(c) He loves his job.
(d) He seems mean.

5. In "The Cracker Packet Job," why did the narrator's predecessor leave his position?
(a) Illness.
(b) Burnout.
(c) Death.
(d) Depression.

6. What does the narrator ask Mrs. Tadokoro permission to do?
(a) Change her posters.
(b) Feed her cat.
(c) Feed her dog.
(d) Take her to dinner.

7. Who vandalizes Mr. Monaga's office?
(a) Lonely No More.
(b) The narrator.
(c) No one.
(d) Yamae.

8. In "The Postering Job," what does the narrator's new job entail?
(a) Teaching children.
(b) Doing nothing.
(c) Calling residents.
(d) Hanging posters.

9. Who does Lonely No More send out to speak to women?
(a) Women.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Children.
(d) Men.

10. Who throws a cake wrapper at the narrator?
(a) No one.
(b) Mari.
(c) Her boss.
(d) Mr. Tadakoro.

11. What does the narrator ask Mrs. Togawa to do for her?
(a) Give her money.
(b) Braid her hair.
(c) Tell the other women to take down their Lonely No More posters.
(d) Go out for dinner.

12. Who does Mrs. Omae introduce to the narrator?
(a) No one.
(b) Mrs. Tadokoro.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her son.

13. What does the director want people to have when eating the rice crackers?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Interesting conversations.
(c) A good time.
(d) A bad time.

14. What is on the ground floor of the office building in "The Cracker Packet Job"?
(a) A pool.
(b) A museum.
(c) A gift shop.
(d) A gym.

15. What does the narrator offer Mrs. Togawa in exchange for taking down her Lonely No More posters?
(a) Cake.
(b) Snacks.
(c) Money.
(d) Cookies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the International News Trivia Series?

2. Why does the narrator get stressed about her job in "The Cracker Packet Job"?

3. Who is Mrs. Togawa?

4. What must the narrator do with the rice cracker packets?

5. What is the aim of the posters in "The Postering Job"?

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