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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Tadokoro tell the narrator about her husband?
(a) He is funny.
(b) He likes Lonely No More.
(c) He is smart.
(d) He hates Lonely No More.

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

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

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

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

6. What does Mrs. Omae do when people knock on her door?
(a) Ignore them.
(b) Call the police.
(c) Talk to them.
(d) Call her husband.

7. What organization provides private home visits?
(a) Lonely No More.
(b) More Lonely.
(c) Lonely More So.
(d) The UN.

8. What does the narrator decide at the end of "The Cracker Packet Job"?
(a) Not to renew her contract.
(b) To renew her contract.
(c) To move to Paris.
(d) To find love.

9. What is the nature of the narrator's new job in "The Cracker Packet Job"?
(a) She cooks.
(b) She teaches the elderly.
(c) She writes trivia.
(d) She does nothing.

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

11. Who had been told they are lonely in "The Postering Job"?
(a) No one.
(b) The narrator's mother.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Mrs. Tadokoro.

12. Which person in the Tadokoro family works?
(a) The husband.
(b) No one.
(c) The wife.
(d) The son.

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

14. Why does the narrator feel discouraged after pitching ideas to the director in "The Cracker Packet Job"?
(a) He yells at her.
(b) She is not discouraged.
(c) He tells her they lack punch.
(d) He says they are bad.

15. Who is Mrs. Togawa?
(a) A cat.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A local resident.
(d) A coworker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator take out to lunch on a whim?

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

3. Who throws a cake wrapper at the narrator?

4. What is the narrator's first task at her new job in "The Cracker Packet Job"?

5. What is the International News Trivia Series?

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