Nickel and Dimed: On Not Getting by in America Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Mid-Book Test (up to Chapter 2, "Scrubbing in Maine".)

This test consists of 5 multiple choice, 5 short answer, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

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

2. Rosalie worked so hard as a _____________ in her childhood that her rotator cuff is damaged, though she continues to work through the pain.
a) Dishwasher
b) Rice picker
c) Berry picker
d) Maid

3. Gail reveals that she had to live in _______ and pee into a plastic bottle after her boyfriend she lives with suddenly dies.
a) The bathroom
b) A truck
c) A storage space
d) A box

4. Who is Barbara Ehrenreich's editor, the one who...
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