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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Machio?

2. Who rarely leaves home in "The Surveillance Job"?

3. In "The Bus Advertising Job," what does the narrator's new job entail?

4. Why is the narrator hungry at the beginning of the book?

5. What does the narrator notice about Yamae's writing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mrs. Oizumi?

2. Why does the narrator create a warning anouncement for a bus company?

3. Why is Yamae being surveilled?

4. What does Yamae do for a living?

5. What does the narrator decide at the end of the first chapter?

6. What is the Albatross?

7. Why does Yamae get a new coffee maker?

8. What job does the narrator get after the surveillance job?

9. What is the first job the narrator has in the book?

10. Who is Mr. Someya?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore the narrator's reluctance to commit to a job. Why does the narrator continue to take on somewhat odd and temporary jobs instead of forging a definite career path?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore narrator's relationship to Mrs. Masakado. What does Mrs. Masakado do for the narrator, and why does the narrator constantly feel guilty in her presence?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore narrator's relationship to her coworkers. How does she behave within and understand these relationships?

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