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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 175 - 216 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the director ask the narrator to do when he sees her in the shadows while he is training the Woman in the Purple Skirt?
(a) Come out and introduce herself.
(b) Raise her hand if she can hear the Woman.
(c) Go away.
(d) Take over the training.

2. How does the director react to the Woman's threat when they argue outside of her apartment?
(a) He leaves.
(b) He sobs.
(c) He violently shakes her.
(d) He calls the police on her.

3. What news does the staff learn while visiting the director at the hospital?
(a) His family is moving to a new town.
(b) The Woman in the Purple Skirt has been arrested.
(c) His daughter got accepted to college.
(d) His wife is pregnant.

4. What does the narrator leave at the Woman's door to help her with her job interviews?
(a) A notebook and pen.
(b) Nail polish.
(c) Shampoo.
(d) A list of interview questions.

5. Why does the hotel manager call a second meeting of the month?
(a) Several staff members have been fired.
(b) Nobody has heard from the director.
(c) He is stepping down from his position.
(d) To discuss the missing hotel amenities.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator think would happen if people knew they passed the Woman in the Purple Skirt with a man?

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

3. What does the narrator notice about the Woman in the Purple Skirt when she leaves her apartment the day they both have off from work?

4. What does the Woman in the Purple Skirt wear to work, which is against the rules?

5. How do the staff treat the Woman in the Purple Skirt after finding out about her affair with the director?

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