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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the aim of the posters in "The Postering Job"?
(a) To advocate.
(b) To educate.
(c) To entertain.
(d) To sell.

3. Who does not have children in "The Postering Job"?
(a) Mari.
(b) The Shibutanis.
(c) The Obamas.
(d) The Tadokoros.

4. Who does the narrator take out to lunch on a whim?
(a) Two elderly women.
(b) No one.
(c) Her boss.
(d) A man.

5. Who is Reiko?
(a) The director's mom.
(b) The director's sister.
(c) The director's daughter.
(d) The director's wife.

6. Where is the narrator's office in "The Cracker Packet Job"?
(a) In the garage.
(b) On the ground floor.
(c) On the top floor.
(d) In the basement.

7. How many people work in the narrator's new office in "The Postering Job"?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 10.
(d) 7.

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

9. What does Lonely No More give out as incentives to go to their socials?
(a) Brownies.
(b) Cookies.
(c) Cake.
(d) Money.

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

11. 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.

12. Who are the Tadokoros?
(a) A pair of siblings.
(b) Parents.
(c) A married couple.
(d) A divorced couple.

13. Who cheers the narrator up at lunch when she feels discouraged in "The Cracker Packet Job"?
(a) Her dad.
(b) Her coworkers.
(c) Her boss.
(d) Her mom.

14. Who does Mrs. Omae warn the narrator about?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Lonely No More.
(c) Climate change.
(d) Sharks.

15. Why is the narrator wary about her new job in "The Cracker Packet Job"?
(a) It seems involved.
(b) She is not wary.
(c) It seems too easy.
(d) It seems too hard.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Cracker Packet Job," why did the narrator's predecessor leave his position?

2. In "The Postering Job," what does the narrator tell Mrs. Masakado about the cracker packet job?

3. Which person in the Tadokoro family works?

4. What does the director give the narrator to try on her first day in "The Cracker Packet Job"?

5. What is the narrator's first original trivia series about?

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