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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 135 - 174.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator see a man doing to the Woman in the Purple Skirt on the bus one morning?
(a) Kissing her cheek.
(b) Holding her hand.
(c) Sniffing her hair.
(d) Stealing her money.

2. What family event marked the last time the narrator saw her sister?
(a) Her father's death.
(b) Her mother's death.
(c) Her parent's divorce.
(d) Her brother's suicide.

3. What did the staff often do for the Woman in the Purple Skirt, which they never did for the narrator?
(a) Give her rides to work.
(b) Bring her presents.
(c) Fix her hair.
(d) Offer to buy her lunch.

4. How late is the Woman in the Purple Skirt for work on her fourth day after the incident on the bus?
(a) 5 hours.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) She does not show up.

5. What does the narrator think would happen if people knew they passed the Woman in the Purple Skirt with a man?
(a) The director would be fired.
(b) TV crews would interview her.
(c) The director's wife would find out immediately.
(d) The Woman would be fired.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the narrator overhear Supervisor Tsukada telling the director about the Woman in the Purple Skirt on her first day?

3. What is the Woman in the Purple Skirt's name?

4. What did the narrator once do in a vain attempt to get to know the Woman in the Purple Skirt?

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

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