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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the author eventually stay when she realizes she will not be able to find a place with the money she is making?
(a) Radisson
(b) Super 8
(c) Holiday Inn
(d) Comfort Inn

2. Nobody seems to make eye contact, Barbara notes, when she applies at _____________, which strikes her as weird.
(a) Goodwill
(b) Salvation Army
(c) Wal-Mart
(d) Meijer

3. _____________ is a woman who simply picked up and moved to Florida because she heard the rents were better than New Jersey.
(a) Milly
(b) Margerie
(c) Caroline
(d) Dawn

4. Why is it strange that the author decides to go to a religious revival meeting on her night off?
(a) She told herself she wouldn't
(b) She's an atheist
(c) She doesn't like to go out
(d) She has no money

5. What drug is Barbara afraid might skew the results of a drug test she might have to take?
(a) LSD
(b) Marijuana
(c) Ecstasy
(d) Cocaine

6. Barbara describes a feeling of hopeless __________ in her position as a maid, even when she is in public in her uniform.
(a) Frustration
(b) Poverty
(c) Anger
(d) Invisibility

7. What is the next place Barbara goes to in order to try to avoid drug testing and get more money?
(a) Lowes
(b) Friedmans
(c) Home Depot
(d) Menards

8. The obvious __________ of the sales company is a breath of fresh air for the author compared to the false concern from Wal-Mart.
(a) Principles
(b) Greed
(c) Scam
(d) Ignorance

9. The author meets a prissy woman who tracks her baby's _______________ with the help of a chart.
(a) Movements
(b) Words
(c) Bowel movements
(d) Growth

10. What does Ted say Barbara has an allergy to when she complains about having a rash on her hands?
(a) Soap
(b) Water
(c) Work
(d) Latex

11. Linda wants the author to think of her work at Woodcrest as __________ work, though the customers wear diapers.
(a) Babysitting
(b) Waitress
(c) Easy
(d) Spiritual

12. _______ used in the bathroom are also going to be used in the kitchen, according to the instruction of The Maids.
(a) Vacuums
(b) Sponges
(c) Rags
(d) Scrubbers

13. What is the first thing the woman in #118 found in order to help her get started in her new life?
(a) Church group
(b) A motel
(c) A job
(d) Welfare office

14. The Maids say the work they do will be easy because cleaning is in our __________, notes Barbara.
(a) Nature
(b) City's values
(c) Morality
(d) Blood

15. Barbara doesn't even apply for ___________ since she knows she doesn't have the clothing for this type of work.
(a) Management positions
(b) Retail work
(c) Factory work
(d) Office work

Short Answer Questions

1. One young girl named ____________ refuses to eat and she grows paler each day as a result, obviously she is ill.

2. A look at the local free magazine reveals very little _________ Barbara can afford in the area where she is staying.

3. ___________ is a Christian with a working husband and grown children, some of who have had major problems in their life.

4. Given that The Maids are paid _______, Barbara doesn't understand why they need to rush through their duties.

5. What is hurting Barbara as she is filling up the dishwasher with dishes and carrying away the dirty items?

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