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

2. What is the overall response to the narrator's original series in "The Cracker Packet Job"?

3. Who is Reiko?

4. What does the narrator offer Mrs. Togawa in exchange for taking down her Lonely No More posters?

5. What does Mrs. Tadokoro tell the narrator about her husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who designs the posters the narrator hands out?

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

3. Who is Mrs. Tadokoro?

4. Who is Mr. Kiyota?

5. Who is Mrs. Fujiko?

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

7. What is located on the ground floor of the narrator's work building in the second chapter?

8. Where is the narrator's office located?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 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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