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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 has a young child in "The Bus Advertising Job"?

2. What does the narrator learn about Ito Packaging?

3. What happens to a business after the narrator deletes its ad?

4. What does the narrator notice about Yamae's movie-watching habits?

5. Who is Mrs. Masakado?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reason does the narrator give Mrs. Masakado for leaving her last job?

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

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

4. What does Yamae do for a living?

5. Who is Mr. Someya?

6. Who is Ms. Eriguchi?

7. What makes the narrator suspicious of Ms. Eriguchi?

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

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

10. What strange occurances does the narrator notice at her job?

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 relationship between labor and one's mental health as it is depicted in the novel. In what ways are the two intrinsically connected? What impact does work have on a person psychologically?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore the narrator's narrative tone. What is the nature of this tone? In what ways does the tone(s) support the themes of the novel?

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