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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of the book, why did the narrator quit her last job?

2. What does the narrator notice about Yamae's movie-watching habits?

3. Why is Yamae being surveilled?

4. How does hearing her ads on the bus make the narrator feel?

5. Who is Ms. Eriguchi?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Ms. Eriguchi?

2. Who is Yamae Yamamoto?

3. Who is Mrs. Masakado?

4. What does the narrator decide at the end of the first chapter?

5. Why does the narrator create a warning anouncement for a bus company?

6. What reason does the narrator give Mrs. Masakado for leaving her last job?

7. In what way does Yamae influence the narrator?

8. Who at the narrator's office has a young daughter?

9. What job does the narrator get after the surveillance job?

10. What is the Albatross?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore the narrator's cracker packet job. What does she make of this job? Is her experience an overall positive or negative one?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore the theme of isolation. In many of her jobs, the narrator works alone or with very few people. How does this isolation affect the narrator and her understanding of herself and her work?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing the author’s writing style. Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument.

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