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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, "Serving in Florida".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Barbara says that she will not rely on her superior ______________ to support herself.
(a) Literacy
(b) Name recognition
(c) Education
(d) Resume

2. Later it is rumored that Stu was guilty of stealing money to support his __________ habit.
(a) Alcohol
(b) Marijuana
(c) Crack cocaine
(d) Cigarette

3. Barbara notes that she made a rule that she had to work hard at her jobs to keep them, not go off on ________ rants or sneak off to read novels in the ladies' room.
(a) Marxist
(b) Curse-filled
(c) Long-winded
(d) Liberal

4. Since Barbara is far from any grocery store, she needs to live on __________ when she eats.
(a) Work food
(b) Fast food
(c) Diet soda
(d) Energy bars

5. The Preamble Center for Public Policy noted that the odds against a typical welfare recipient's landing a job at a ______ were about 97 to 1.
(a) Minimum age
(b) Factory
(c) Restaurant
(d) Living wage

Short Answer Questions

1. How long do Carlie and Barbara work before they take a break from their housekeeping work?

2. The author most dislikes the visible __________ at the restaurant where she works since they complain and never leave good tips.

3. Barbara states, "Someone ought to do the old-fashioned kind of ________ - you know, go out there and try it for themselves."

4. Barbara makes the common that the ____________ is too low and that someone used to more should try to live with it.

5. What does Ehrenreich discover about her uniform when she is heading over to her second job?

(see the answer key)

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