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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 had Marie convinced Naseem do to save she and other maids time?
(a) Allow them to reuse bed linens.
(b) Put wooden platforms under each bed.
(c) Only clean ever other day.
(d) Buy a robot vacuum.

2. What type of scented soap does Marie use to clean the motel room?
(a) Tea Tree.
(b) Mint.
(c) Orange.
(d) Rosemary.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where does Evie say she is moving to when she abruptly quit work?

4. What is the one thing Marie dislikes cleaning most in rooms?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

10. What "self-defense behavior" (1) does Marie enact before entering a room and why?

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