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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Smile Mart outside Hiiromachi Station open?
(a) May 15, 1998.
(b) June 24, 1998.
(c) June 8, 1998.
(d) May 1, 1998.

2. What does Shiraha wear when Keiko meets him?
(a) White shirt and navy trousers.
(b) Blue shirt and khaki trousers.
(c) White shirt and black trousers.
(d) Blue shirt and navy trousers.

3. What does Keiko bring her sister when she visits on page 54?
(a) Cookies and tea.
(b) Cake and tea.
(c) Cream puffs and tea.
(d) Pudding and tea.

4. When Keiko found a dead bird in the park when she was in nursery school, what did she want to do with it?
(a) Bury it at the park.
(b) Eat it.
(c) Take it to her teacher.
(d) Bury it at home.

5. How tall is Shiraha?
(a) 6 feet 1.
(b) Almost 6 feet.
(c) 5 feet 10.
(d) 5 feet 11.

6. About what time if the morning rush nearly over on page 5?
(a) 9:15 a.m.
(b) 9 a.m.
(c) 9:45 a.m.
(d) 9:30 a.m.

7. What does Keiko have before her shift starts for breakfast?
(a) Soda and meat dumplings.
(b) Soda and rice ball.
(c) 2-liter bottle of tea and a hot dog.
(d) 2-liter bottle of mineral water and a sandwich or bun.

8. Who does Keiko remember was the first customer when the Smile Mart opened?
(a) A man in a business suit.
(b) An old lady with a walking stick.
(c) A young man.
(d) A girl university student.

9. What is usually the last item customers take become coming to the checkout till?
(a) Magazine.
(b) Cold drink.
(c) Gum.
(d) Candy bar.

10. What day of the week did Keiko get lost and see the new Smile Mart outside Hiiromachi Station?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Tuesday.

11. Where does Keiko's sister live?
(a) Yokohama.
(b) Chiba.
(c) Osaka.
(d) Sapporo.

12. Which manager does Keiko remember was always slacking off?
(a) #5.
(b) #6.
(c) #1.
(d) #2.

13. What time do the other day-shift staff members usually arrive?
(a) 8:30 a.m.
(b) 8:45 a.m.
(c) 8 a.m.
(d) 8:15 a.m.

14. What does Keiko arrange on page 1?
(a) Sandwiches.
(b) Candy bars and gum.
(c) Rice balls.
(d) Salads.

15. How old is Keiko on page 20?
(a) 24.
(b) 29.
(c) 30.
(d) 36.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which manager was a wimp and not strict enough with the night shift?

2. How many managers has Keiko worked under since she began working at the Smile Mart?

3. What quantity of the special of the day on page 46 are employees to sell?

4. What does Keiko carry to the cash register when she notices Sugawara frowning on page 51?

5. When is it common for a Japanese person to be a freeter?

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