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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 81 - 134 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Supervisor Tsukada describe the job to the Woman in the Purple Skirt on her first day?
(a) A pain in the butt.
(b) Quite difficult.
(c) Rather mindless.
(d) Easy Peasy.

2. Where does the Woman in the Purple Skirt go each week at the start of the story?
(a) The community pool.
(b) A bar.
(c) The library.
(d) A bakery.

3. What does the narrator call the bench the Woman in the Purple Skirt sits on each time she goes to the park?
(a) The Woman in the Purple Skirt's Favorite Spot.
(b) The Woman in the Purple Skirt's Exclusively Reserved Seat.
(c) The Woman in the Purple Skirt's Happy Place.
(d) The Woman in the Purple Skirt's BFF.

4. What does the Woman in the Purple Skirt fail to bring on her first day, which disappoints Supervisor Tsukada?
(a) A pen and notebook.
(b) Money.
(c) A water bottle.
(d) Lunch.

5. How long has the Woman in the Purple Skirt been unemployed when she finally lands a job interview?
(a) A couple of days.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 1 year.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one sign to the narrator that the Woman in the Purple Skirt is not working in the third chapter?

2. What is significant about the 13th floor of the hotel, where the Woman works after she completes her training?

3. Where does the girl in the park say her parents purchased the items she has at home with the hotel logo on it?

4. At the end of Chapter 3, what does the narrator think would help her develop a friendships with the Woman in the Purple Skirt?

5. What do the children ask the Woman for after she shares her box of chocolates with them?

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