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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 makes the common that the ____________ is too low and that someone used to more should try to live with it.
(a) Worker hour restriction
(b) Health benefit package
(c) Minimum wage
(d) Break schedule

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

3. Frequently, owners of homes will set up ___________ to keep an eye on the housekeeping help that are in their homes
(a) Large spills
(b) Hidden cameras
(c) Times to watch them
(d) Private investigators

4. Who is Barbara Ehrenreich's editor, the one who assigns her the story that became this book?
(a) Joseph Truman
(b) Stu Manshet
(c) Louis Lanston
(d) Lewis Lapham

5. Some of the coworkers have to pay $60 a night for a hotel room because they can not save up the ___________ for a first and last month rent payment.
(a) $500
(b) $1000
(c) $100
(d) $2000

Short Answer Questions

1. Barbara admits that at the end of the project, she did break down and ____________, stealthily, though, and never within hearing of management.

2. Barbara is horrified to see that The Maids use very little _________ when they are cleaning.

3. Barbara describes a feeling of hopeless __________ in her position as a maid, even when she is in public in her uniform.

4. Barbara does not want to live a life of _________ or discomfort when it comes to this new assignment.

5. What does Jerry's restaurant close off to employees since they don't want other employees lingering there during breaks?

(see the answer key)

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