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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who refers to what the Woman in the Purple Skirt does behind locked doors as "the very worst kind of behavior" (169)?
(a) Supervisor Tsukada.
(b) The director.
(c) Supervisor Hamamoto.
(d) The hotel manager.

2. What did the narrator do with the item the director left at the bar?
(a) She mailed it to the director's home.
(b) She kept it.
(c) She put it in the lost and found at work.
(d) She gave it to the bartender.

3. What brand new item does the Woman in the Purple Skirt look at on the bus as the narrator watches from the back?
(a) Cell phone.
(b) Bracelet.
(c) Purse.
(d) Notebook.

4. What does the narrator realize she forgot when she came to work on the Woman in the Purple Skirt's third day?
(a) Her uniform.
(b) Her wallet.
(c) Her master key.
(d) Her ID.

5. What does the director announce to the staff just as Supervisor Tsukada is telling them how drunk the Woman in the Purple Skirt got two nights earlier?
(a) The Woman was in the hospital.
(b) The Woman has been fired.
(c) The Woman called to say she will be late.
(d) The Woman called to say she quit.

6. What does the Woman in the Purple Skirt bring to the children in the park after she completed her training at work?
(a) A set of towels.
(b) A box of chocolates.
(c) Sodas from the minibar.
(d) A basket of fruit.

7. How do the staff treat the Woman in the Purple Skirt after finding out about her affair with the director?
(a) They try to get her fired.
(b) They call her demeaning names.
(c) They ignore her.
(d) They try to ingratiate themselves with her.

8. How do the staff behave around the Woman when she wears her perfume?
(a) They tell her she is trying too hard to impress the director.
(b) They hold their noses and leave.
(c) They tell her she smells amazing.
(d) They ask her what she is wearing.

9. What surprising gossip does the narrator overhear about the Woman in the Purple Skirt?
(a) She is having an affair with the director.
(b) She is trying to get the director's job.
(c) She is having an affair with a celebrity guest.
(d) She is being stalked by a coworker.

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

11. What does the Woman in the Purple Skirt receive after she completes her training?
(a) A pay raise.
(b) A master key.
(c) A new uniform.
(d) A basket of fruit.

12. What is significant about the 13th floor of the hotel, where the Woman works after she completes her training?
(a) Celebrities stay there.
(b) People live there.
(c) The staff can rest there.
(d) They keep it vacant.

13. What do the children ask the Woman for after she shares her box of chocolates with them?
(a) An empty box of chocolates.
(b) Snacks from the minibar.
(c) Some towels with the hotel logo.
(d) A hotel uniform.

14. 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?
(a) She seems slimmer.
(b) She had gained weight.
(c) Her hair is shinier.
(d) Her teeth are whiter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the director and the Woman in the Purple Skirt get at the when they get off of the bus?

2. Why does the narrator no longer see the Woman in the Purple Skirt on the bus in the mornings?

3. How long does the director stay at the Woman's apartment after their date?

4. Who brings the Woman in the Purple Skirt to work after she stops taking the bus in the mornings?

5. How late is the Woman in the Purple Skirt for work on her fourth day after the incident on the bus?

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