Nickel and Dimed: On Not Getting by in America Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

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Nickel and Dimed: On Not Getting by in America Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, "Scrubbing in Maine"..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Barbara notes she feels like a fugitive on this assignment, becoming obsessed with the few __________ she's brought along.
(a) Dollars
(b) Credit cards
(c) Newspapers
(d) Possessions

2. Working class people are driven to live in ____________ since rents are so high in the areas where they work.
(a) Motels
(b) Shelters
(c) Friends' homes
(d) Their cars

3. When the drug testing is supposed to begin, the employees speculate that it is _________ who is guilty of the drug issue.
(a) Gail
(b) Stu
(c) Billy
(d) Joseph

4. One manager threatens to take the _______________ privilege from the employees even though this is their only hideout to smoke or eat.
(a) Outside
(b) Office
(c) Break room
(d) Bar

5. What is hurting Barbara as she is filling up the dishwasher with dishes and carrying away the dirty items?
(a) Her hands
(b) Her head
(c) Nothing
(d) Her back

Short Answer Questions

1. Ruthie decides to pour _____________ on Barbara's breakfast and jokes again and again that Barbara should be called Barbara Bush.

2. What area of the restaurant is locked up when it is assumed that the dishwasher is stealing from the restaurant?

3. What would Barbara use in order to document her daily experiences after her shifts were done for the day?

4. Barbara realizes that her use of a car is different as many minimum wage workers have to use _________ to get around.

5. When a manager sees Barbara having a little __________ during her shift, she is scolded, but instead of fighting it, she walks out.

(see the answer key)

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