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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. Why do the motel guests typically not complain about dirty windows?
(a) Most rooms do not have windows.
(b) They know the staff will not care.
(c) The windows are never dirty.
(d) They do not open the curtains.

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

3. Why did Marie shake her head when Amir tried to push her onto the motel room bed?
(a) She was married.
(b) She did not want to sleep with him so soon.
(c) She did not want to mess the bed.
(d) He was married.

4. How old is Amir when he has an affair with Marie?
(a) 30.
(b) 45.
(c) 20.
(d) 17.

5. Where did Marie's husband work before his recent retirement?
(a) A different motel.
(b) A school.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A hardware store.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Father James think Amir was going through when Marie confessed her affair to him?

2. What "peculiar honor" (8) is Marie given on her last day of work?

3. What does Marie hope to buy herself as a retirement gift?

4. What is one thing Marie never managed to purchase, which would have made her work easier?

5. Why does Marie collapse on the sidewalk in pain one day after work?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are some of the women Marie worked with over the years described? How did Marie feel about these women?

2. How does Marie learn where Evie lives and works? What does she do when she finds out?

3. How will Marie and her husband support themselves financially in retirement?

4. What is Marie's husband doing when she gets home? What work did he do and when did he retire?

5. How is Marie's body impacted by her work over the years?

6. How did Marie feel about her affair with Amir in the following years? How did Marie feel about the fact that she never cheated on her husband again?

7. Describe how Marie cleans her final room.

8. What does Father James tell Marie about Amir and her relationship with him?

9. Why does Marie want to work a full shift on her last day? What does she want to do for herself?

10. How old is Marie when she retires? What "peculiar honor" (8) does her boss give to her on her last day?

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