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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the author of "Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest"?
(a) Alexander Sherman.
(b) Alexa Sherry.
(c) Sherman Alexie.
(d) Sheryl Alexa.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did one of the patrons who had been staying in Room 144 do outside the motel earlier?

4. What does Marie learn of her former coworker Christine when they bump into each other at a mall?

5. Where does Marie receive a postcard from Evie saying she is "halfway there!" (2)?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Olga? Why did she leave the motel?

2. Why did Marie convince the former motel owner to put wooden platforms under the motel room beds?

3. What are some of the things Marie has grown accustomed to seeing and having to clean in her line of work?

4. Who is the main character of "Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest"? Where is her occupation? How long has she been there?

5. Why did Evie and Marie lose touch? What was the last correspondence the two had?

6. Who is Christine? How does Marie feel about her life when they run into each other at a mall?

7. What state is Room 213, the first room Marie cleans in the story? What is in it that she dislikes?

8. What are some of the tragic things that had happened in the motel during Marie's time working there?

9. What is meant by "the illusion of clean" (3) in regards to Marie's work?

10. Why did Marie run from a room laughing after seeing a guest when she though the room was vacant? How did Evie react when Marie told her?

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