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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 is the name of the front desk clerk that Marie was friends with at work?
2. What term does the main character occasionally use when addressing God?
3. What does Marie repeat when entering a room after check-out time?
4. What did Marie once see while she was cleaning a room that was supposed to be vacant?
5. Why did one of Marie's former coworkers go to prison for four years?
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. 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?
4. What is meant by "the illusion of clean" (3) in regards to Marie's 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. What are some of the tragic things that had happened in the motel during Marie's time working there?
8. Who is the main character of "Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest"? Where is her occupation? How long has she been there?
9. What are some of the things Marie has grown accustomed to seeing and having to clean in her line of work?
10. What are some things that Marie's coworkers had done to her during her time working at the motel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a brief essay analyzing the title "Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest." Explore the ways in which this title connects to the plot and themes of the story.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay about why Marie stays at the motel for so long when so many others have come and gone over the years.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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