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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. Where are the cameras in Yamae's house hidden?

2. Who only works part-time at the office in "The Surveillance Job"?

3. Who does the narrator see working at Hanabatake Ads?

4. Who records the narrator's ads in "The Bus Advertising Job"?

5. What project is Yamae working on?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Yamae collect?

2. Who is Mrs. Masakado?

3. Who does the narrator see working at Hanabatake Ads at the end of the chapter?

4. Who is Ms. Eriguchi?

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

6. Who is Yamae Yamamoto?

7. What does Yamae do for a living?

8. In what way does Yamae influence the narrator?

9. Why is Yamae being surveilled?

10. Why does Yamae get a new coffee maker?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore relationship between labor and one's mental health as it is depicted in the novel. In what ways are the two intrinsically connected? What impact does work have on a person psychologically?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore the theme of mental health. Who struggles with their mental health in the novel, and why? In what ways do they seek to better themselves mentally and emotionally?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore narrator's relationship to Mrs. Masakado. What does Mrs. Masakado do for the narrator, and why does the narrator constantly feel guilty in her presence?

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