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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. What is the International News Trivia Series?

2. After the cracker packet job, what kind of job does the narrator ask Mrs. Masakado for?

3. Why does the narrator visit the Rice Cracker Museum?

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

5. Who is Mrs. Urakawa?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Reiko?

2. Who is Mrs. Otomo?

3. In "The Postering Job," what kind of job does the narrator tell Mrs. Masakdao she wants?

4. Who is happy about the narrator's new job?

5. What does Mrs. Omae do when people knock on her door?

6. What food product does the narrator begin eating regularly?

7. Where is the narrator's office located?

8. Who does the narrator bump into in an alleyway?

9. What is Lonely No More?

10. What is the main part of the narrator's job?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the narrator's job. What is her job, and what does she think of it? Are these thoughts mostly positive or negative? Use evidence from the text as support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore the concept of burnout. Who experience burnout in the novel, and why?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore narrator's relationship to her coworkers. How does she behave within and understand these relationships?

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