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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. Barbara notes that Wal-Mart is a __________ system and when one is working there, one forgets there is an outside world.

2. What does Marge suspect about Holly and this is confirmed when she will not answer the question?

3. _____________ has to support her husband and an elderly relative on 30 to 50 dollars each week.

4. Rosalie worked so hard as a _____________ in her childhood that her rotator cuff is damaged, though she continues to work through the pain.

5. The thing Barbara hates to clean most of all is _________ in the bathrooms of their customers.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Barbara decide about the entire hiring process after noticing she didn't even ask about salary at Menards?

2. What does the author admit to doing which is making her a little nervous about the drug test she needs to take?

3. What is the one line of work that Barbara does not even apply for since she does not have the proper clothing?

4. What does the long employment test at a Wal-Mart job fair seem to be trying to do?

5. When Barbara's skin breaks out in an odd rash, what does her boss seem to think the problem is?

6. What is Barbara's living arrangement when she first gets into town in Minneapolis?

7. Why so the Maids think that the job they are offering is easy for someone to learn and to do?

8. Why does the author decide to go to Maine for her next working assignment?

9. What does the author do on a night when she has nothing to do and no money to spend on entertainment?

10. What does the prissy women at the first Maids job Barbara is on do for her baby?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It seems that most of the places where Barbara worked didn't want to give employees any time off or any breaks.

Part 1: Why do you think the places of employment were unwilling to give breaks to the workers?

Part 2: What do you think may have happened to morale and productivity if the employees had been allowed to take breaks?

Part 3: Why do you think breaks are necessary within the course of a working shift?

Essay Topic 2

Barbara seems to be a good person, someone who looks out for others and even stands up for them when they are being taken advantage of.

Part 1: Do you think Barbara is a good person? Why or why not?

Part 2: Do you think Barbara would have stood up for Holly, for example, if she had actually had to rely on her job for money?

Part 3: How do you think Barbara's assignments affected the way she interacted with the other workers? Or didn't it?

Essay Topic 3

It could be said that the author's own personal experiences are influencing the way she sees the situations around her.

Part 1: How does one's past affect the way they see the future, do you think?

Part 2: In what ways are the author's descriptions and experiences influenced by her education and her past experiences?

Part 3: Do you think the author could ever be completely objective? Why or why not?

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