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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. Who does Mrs. Omae introduce to the narrator?

2. What does Lonely No More give out as incentives to go to their socials?

3. What does the narrator realize doing the job at the cracker company?

4. What is on the ground floor of the office building in "The Cracker Packet Job"?

5. What is the International News Trivia Series?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Ms. Fujiko?

2. What is Lonely No More?

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

4. Where is the narrator's office located?

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

6. What is the narrator's new job after the cracker packet job?

7. Who is Mrs. Fujiko?

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

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

10. Who designs the posters the narrator hands out?

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 narrator's desire to obtain only jobs without substance. What is she avoiding in a deeper sense?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore narrator's relationships to other people in the book. How does the narrator present herself to others? How does she wish to be perceived?

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