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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What occurred in the motel 5 times while Marie worked there?
2. What were the reasons for the seven deaths at the motel during Marie's time working there?
3. What is the main character's occupation in "Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest"?
4. What is the name of the front desk clerk that Marie was friends with at work?
5. What had Marie convinced Naseem do to save she and other maids time?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is the main character of "Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest"? Where is her occupation? How long has she been there?
2. What are some things that Marie's coworkers had done to her during her time working at the motel?
3. What state is Room 213, the first room Marie cleans in the story? What is in it that she dislikes?
4. What are some of the things Marie has grown accustomed to seeing and having to clean in her line of work?
5. Who is Christine? How does Marie feel about her life when they run into each other at a mall?
6. What "self-defense behavior" (1) does Marie enact before entering a room and why?
7. 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?
8. What is meant by "the illusion of clean" (3) in regards to Marie's work?
9. Why did Marie convince the former motel owner to put wooden platforms under the motel room beds?
10. Who is Olga? Why did she leave the motel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay about Marie discussing her goals and motives. Does she achieve her motive? Does she share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do her goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing Alexie's decision to tell the story using third person point-of-view from Marie's perspective. How does this impact the reader's understanding of the story's events? Is this effective? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay about why Marie stays at the motel for so long when so many others have come and gone over the years.
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