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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator live in relation to her office in "The Surveillance Job"?
(a) An hour away.
(b) Across the street.
(c) Three hours away.
(d) Down the street.

2. Who has a young child in "The Bus Advertising Job"?
(a) Mr. Kazetani.
(b) Mari.
(c) Ms. Eriguchi.
(d) The narrator.

3. Why does Yamae start decluttering his house?
(a) He is moving.
(b) He writes an article about decluttering.
(c) He likes to clean.
(d) He does not start decluttering.

4. What does the narrator do for lunch when she is unsure of what to eat?
(a) She eats salad.
(b) She eats what Yamae eats.
(c) She eats nothing.
(d) She eats sushi.

5. What time does Ms. Eriguchi go home every day?
(a) 10 p.m.
(b) 2 p.m.
(c) 5 p.m.
(d) 6 a.m.

6. How does the narrator know Yamae?
(a) She watches him through a hidden camera in his house.
(b) She does not know him.
(c) They are siblings.
(d) They are married.

7. What project is Yamae working on?
(a) A screenplay.
(b) A memoir.
(c) A novel.
(d) A stageplay.

8. What is the narrator's first task at her new job in "The Bus Advertising Job"?
(a) To film an ad.
(b) To edit an ad.
(c) To record an ad.
(d) To write an ad.

9. Who is Mr. Kazetani?
(a) The narrator's neighbor.
(b) The narrator's boss.
(c) The narrator's father.
(d) The narrator's friend.

10. Why does the narrator get worried that Yamae knows he is being watched?
(a) He starts looking at the camera.
(b) He calls her on the phone.
(c) She does not get worried.
(d) He finds the camera.

11. Who uses eye drops often?
(a) The narrator's mother.
(b) The narrator.
(c) The narrator's father.
(d) Mari.

12. Who is Mrs. Masakado?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A chef.
(d) A job recruiter.

13. How old is Ms. Eriguchi?
(a) 45.
(b) 26.
(c) 18.
(d) 14.

14. How does Yamae influence the narrator?
(a) She starts talking like him.
(b) She starts eating what he eats.
(c) She starts writing like him.
(d) He does not influence her.

15. Who sometimes comes to work in pajamas in "The Surveillance Job"?
(a) The narrator's boss.
(b) The narrator's mother.
(c) The narrator's coworker.
(d) The narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ms. Eriguchi?

2. What does Mr. Someya suggest Yamae is paranoid about?

3. At the beginning of the book, where did the narrator move after quitting her job?

4. What does the narrator ask her boss about personal mail deliveries?

5. What store does the narrator go on the hunt for after work in "The Bus Advertising Job"?

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