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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2 Pages 5 – 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Marie dread cleaning Room 144 after Room 213?
(a) A rock band was staying there.
(b) There was a bachelorette party there.
(c) It is the largest room in the motel.
(d) There were four children in that room.

2. How many women does Marie believe she must have worked with over the three decades at the motel?
(a) 20 or 30.
(b) 200-300.
(c) About two dozen.
(d) 50-60.

3. What is the one thing the guest in Room 213 leaves behind in an otherwise clean room?
(a) Feces in the toilet.
(b) Used condoms.
(c) A hypodermic needle.
(d) Leftover food.

4. Aside from her age, in what ways does Marie feel she is different from other women Amir had dated?
(a) She is overweight.
(b) She is white.
(c) She is poor.
(d) She is uneducated.

5. Where does Marie keep her postcard from Evie?
(a) On her cleaning cart.
(b) On her refrigerator.
(c) In her purse.
(d) In her desk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the reasons for the seven deaths at the motel during Marie's time working there?

2. What does Marie get from the fridge for her and her husband at the end of the story?

3. Where did Marie's husband work before his recent retirement?

4. What is one thing Marie is no longer bothered by seeing after many years of working in the same industry?

5. How long does it take Marie to clean the first, tidy room she cleans in the story?

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