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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does one Supervisor say when Supervisor Tsukada mentions that Supervisor Gondo was off from work two days ago?
(a) She was sure she had seen her.
(b) She loves when Supervisor Gondo is not there.
(c) Supervisor Gondo never takes a day off.
(d) Supervisor Gondo deserves a day off once in awhile.

2. What did the Woman in the Purple Skirt eat for breakfast on her first day of work?
(a) Cornflakes.
(b) Rice.
(c) A cream bun.
(d) Nothing.

3. What bothers the narrator when she overhears the conversation between the Woman and the director after the incident on the bus?
(a) The Woman never mentions how close she and the narrator have become.
(b) The director does not seem concerned about the Woman.
(c) The Woman never mentions having her nose tweaked.
(d) The Woman is lying about what happened to get sympathy.

4. What does Supervisor Tsukada tell her colleagues the Woman in the Purple Skirt had said about the job a few nights earlier?
(a) She loved it and wanted to keep it for a long time.
(b) She is going to run the hotel someday.
(c) She was ready to quit.
(d) She never stays at a place for very long.

5. What did the narrator see the Woman purchasing in the market one day?
(a) Shampoo.
(b) New tights.
(c) Perfume.
(d) Cheese.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does one of the girls in the park say she has at home with the hotel logo on it?

2. How long does it take the Woman in the Purple Skirt to complete her training?

3. What information does the narrator keep in her journal about the Woman in the Purple Skirt?

4. What is a sign to the narrator that the Woman in the Purple Skirt has a job?

5. How long after her job interview does the Woman land her new job?

(see the answer key)

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