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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1 - 36 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one sign to the narrator that the Woman in the Purple Skirt is not working in the third chapter?
(a) She seems healthy.
(b) She stops buying cream buns.
(c) She does not leave the house.
(d) She has no electricity.

2. What article of clothing does the narrator use to define herself?
(a) Red Blouse.
(b) Yellow Cardigan.
(c) Blue Shorts.
(d) Green Dress.

3. At the end of Chapter 3, what does the narrator think would help her develop a friendships with the Woman in the Purple Skirt?
(a) If she friended her on social media.
(b) If they had the same job.
(c) If she introduced herself.
(d) If they lived in the same building.

4. 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.

5. What rumor did the narrator hear about Arishima-san after she left school?
(a) She moved to Europe.
(b) She joined a gang.
(c) She died.
(d) She became a police officer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator decide the Woman in the Purple Skirt reminds her of at the start of the second chapter?

2. What did the narrator once do in a vain attempt to get to know the Woman in the Purple Skirt?

3. Why does the narrator feel certain the Woman in the Purple Skirt must not be Arishima-san, whom she knew from school?

4. How does the narrator know The Woman in the Purple Skirt?

5. How is the Woman in the Purple Skirt's home described?

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