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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 81 - 134 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the Woman in the Purple Skirt get a job?
(a) A sales office.
(b) A cafe.
(c) A school.
(d) A hotel.

2. What does the bus driver do after the Woman in the Purple Skirt announces her accusation?
(a) Ignores the Woman.
(b) Stops the bus at a police box.
(c) Tells her to pipe down.
(d) Throws the man off the bus and keeps moving.

3. What do the other passengers do after the Woman announces her accusation on the bus?
(a) They attack the Woman.
(b) They drag the man off.
(c) They ignore her.
(d) They tell her to be quiet.

4. Why is the narrator surprised to find the Woman in the Purple Skirt in the shopping district after her third day of work?
(a) She has no money to spend.
(b) She was with a man she had never seen.
(c) She had never seen her there before.
(d) It is very late.

5. How long does it take the Woman in the Purple Skirt to complete her training?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 1 1/2 days.
(d) 5 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bothers the narrator when she overhears the conversation between the Woman and the director after the incident on the bus?

2. What does the narrator notice on the Woman in the Purple Skirt's jacket on the bus one morning?

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

4. What does the narrator realize she forgot when she came to work on the Woman in the Purple Skirt's third day?

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

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