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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 long has it been since the narrator last saw her sister?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 20 years.

2. What does the Supervisor comment to the Woman about after she changes into her uniform on her first day of work?
(a) How thin she is.
(b) How unkempt her hair is.
(c) How unusual she is.
(d) How overweight she is.

3. 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.

4. 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 introduced herself.
(b) If they had the same job.
(c) If she friended her on social media.
(d) If they lived in the same building.

5. What does the narrator do to try to make extra money?
(a) She sells items online.
(b) She rents out a room in her apartment.
(c) She sells items at the local bazaar.
(d) She has yard sales.

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 rumor did the narrator hear about Arishima-san after she left school?

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

4. What article of clothing does the narrator use to define herself?

5. What does the Woman in the Purple Skirt fail to bring on her first day, which disappoints Supervisor Tsukada?

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