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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Supervisor Tsukada give the Woman in the Purple Skirt at the end of her first day, which is meant for hotel guests?
(a) A box of chocolates.
(b) A towel.
(c) An apple.
(d) A bottle of Champagne.

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

3. What does the Woman do with the children in the park after her first day of work?
(a) She plays tag with them.
(b) She races on bikes with them.
(c) She plays Hide-and-seek with them.
(d) She plays cards with them.

4. What does the Woman share with the children at the park after her first day of work?
(a) Her salary.
(b) An apple.
(c) Champagne.
(d) A cream bun.

5. Who thwarts the narrator's efforts to introduce herself to the Woman while on her break one afternoon?
(a) The director.
(b) Supervisor Tsukada.
(c) Supervisor Hamomoto.
(d) The hotel manager.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator call the bench the Woman in the Purple Skirt sits on each time she goes to the park?

3. Who is the author of The Woman in the Purple Skirt?

4. What had the director gone to school for prior to working at the hotel?

5. Why did the narrator throw away the stick of gum her classmate once gave her in junior high school?

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