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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 37 - 80 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How often does the staff have their meetings with the manager?
(a) Daily.
(b) Weekly.
(c) Monthly.
(d) Bi-monthly.

2. How is the Woman in the Purple Skirt's home described?
(a) A small shack.
(b) A well-maintained condo.
(c) A dilapidated apartment.
(d) A mansion.

3. Who is the author of The Woman in the Purple Skirt?
(a) Imamura Natsuko.
(b) Sayaka Murata.
(c) Yogo Ogawa.
(d) Rin Usami.

4. What game do local children play in the park to see who has to tap the Woman in the Purple Skirt's shoulder?
(a) Tic-tac-toe.
(b) Rock-paper-scissors.
(c) One potato, Two potato.
(d) Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Woman do with the children in the park after her first day of work?

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

3. What does the director give to the Woman while she is on her break one day?

4. What does the manager tell the staff they need to keep better tabs on during their meeting?

5. What does the director say to the Woman in the Purple Skirt about the other supervisors?

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