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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. What does the narrator notice about the director on her first day in "The Cracker Packet Job"?

2. Who are the Tadokoros?

3. Who cheers the narrator up at lunch when she feels discouraged in "The Cracker Packet Job"?

4. Who vandalizes Mr. Monaga's office?

5. What is Mr. Monaga's main vocation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mr. Kiyota?

2. Who is Mr. Monaga?

3. What is Lonely No More?

4. Why is Mr. Kiyota taking a break?

5. Who does the narrator take out for lunch in "The Postering Job"?

6. Who is Reiko?

7. Who designs the posters the narrator hands out?

8. What is the narrator's first original series for her company in "The Cracker Packet Job"?

9. Who is Mrs. Tadokoro?

10. Who is Mrs. Otomo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the various settings of the book. Choose one particular setting and describe its significance to the characters and the story as a whole. Why is this setting important to the novel? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the narrator's job. What is her job, and what does she think of it? Are these thoughts mostly positive or negative? Use evidence from the text as support.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore the theme of isolation. In many of her jobs, the narrator works alone or with very few people. How does this isolation affect the narrator and her understanding of herself and her work?

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