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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What occurred in the motel 5 times while Marie worked there?
(a) Movie stars stayed there.
(b) Police raids.
(c) Animal sacrifices.
(d) Marie quit.

2. What does Marie learn of her former coworker Christine when they bump into each other at a mall?
(a) She is transgender.
(b) She is homeless.
(c) She is a doctor.
(d) She is a lesbian.

3. Which of Marie's former coworkers married an American man and eventually moved to Oregon?
(a) Rosa.
(b) Olga.
(c) Agnes.
(d) Maria.

4. How long does it take Marie to clean the first, tidy room she cleans in the story?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) 1.5 hours.
(c) 1 hour.
(d) 5 minutes.

5. Where does Marie receive a postcard from Evie saying she is "halfway there!" (2)?
(a) Richmond.
(b) Portland.
(c) Reno.
(d) San Francisco.

6. What term does the main character occasionally use when addressing God?
(a) Big Bopper.
(b) Big Kahuna.
(c) Big Boss.
(d) Big Bang.

7. What does Marie repeat when entering a room after check-out time?
(a) YooHoo!
(b) Anybody here?
(c) Housekeeping.
(d) Hello!

8. What is the name of the front desk clerk that Marie was friends with at work?
(a) Emmy.
(b) Eleanor.
(c) Ella.
(d) Evie.

9. What term did Marie use in Bible study when referring to Satan?
(a) Rotten Meat.
(b) Old Onions.
(c) Old Socks.
(d) Stinky Shoes.

10. What object does Marie replace in the bathroom that is said to have "dementia" (3)?
(a) The toilet paper roll.
(b) The towels.
(c) The shower liner.
(d) The bath mat.

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

12. What is the one thing Marie dislikes cleaning most in rooms?
(a) Feces.
(b) Urine.
(c) Food.
(d) Bedsheets.

13. What phrase does Marie use to describe her work, which Father James says can describe people also?
(a) The delusion of honor.
(b) The illusion of power.
(c) The obsession with perfection.
(d) The illusion of clean.

14. What does Marie soon do after seeing a naked guest emerge from the bathroom?
(a) Told her husband.
(b) Confessed to Father James.
(c) Complained to her boss.
(d) Quit her job.

15. Who is the main character of "Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest"?
(a) Marie.
(b) Margo.
(c) Martha.
(d) Mel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did one of Marie's former coworkers go to prison for four years?

2. What things did Marie have stolen from her by coworkers over the years?

3. Who is the author of "Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest"?

4. What is the main character's religion in "Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest"?

5. What is the one thing the guest in Room 213 leaves behind in an otherwise clean room?

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