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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 information does the narrator keep in her journal about the Woman in the Purple Skirt?
(a) Her dates with men.
(b) Her work record.
(c) Her caloric intake.
(d) Her daily exercise routine.

2. What incident at a supermarket resulted in the narrator no longer going to that market?
(a) The narrator was caught stealing.
(b) The narrator bumped into the Woman in the Purple Skirt.
(c) The narrator almost collapsed.
(d) The narrator was there when someone tried to rob the place at gunpoint.

3. What does the narrator leave at the Woman's door to help her with her job interviews?
(a) Nail polish.
(b) A list of interview questions.
(c) Shampoo.
(d) A notebook and pen.

4. 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 Happy Place.
(b) The Woman in the Purple Skirt's BFF.
(c) The Woman in the Purple Skirt's Favorite Spot.
(d) The Woman in the Purple Skirt's Exclusively Reserved Seat.

5. What did the narrator once do in a vain attempt to get to know the Woman in the Purple Skirt?
(a) Call her and pretend she dialed the wrong number.
(b) Bump into her.
(c) Deliver her mail.
(d) Sit near her on the bench.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the narrator have to pay to repair after bumping into it one day?

2. What wound does the narrator believe her sister may still have from the time they fought over the last bite of purin?

3. What does the narrator do to help the Woman in the Purple Skirt find work?

4. How long has the Woman in the Purple Skirt been unemployed when she finally lands a job interview?

5. What does the Woman in the Purple Skirt eat on the same bench in the park?

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