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

2. What is the Albatross?

3. Who has a farewell party at work in "The Bus Advertising Job"?

4. What almost happened to the Albatross in recent years?

5. Who does Mr. Kazetani tell the narrator to keep an eye on?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mr. Kazetani?

2. Who does the narrator see working at Hanabatake Ads at the end of the chapter?

3. Why is Yamae being surveilled?

4. Who is Ms. Eriguchi?

5. Who is Mrs. Oizumi?

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

7. In what way does Yamae influence the narrator?

8. Who at the narrator's office has a young daughter?

9. Who is Mrs. Masakado?

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 bus advertising job. What does she make of this job? Is her experience an overall positive or negative one?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore the narrator's postering job. What does she make of this job? Is her experience an overall positive or negative one?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing the author’s writing style. Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument.

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