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

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 115 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. A middle aged waitress named __________ takes Barbara under her wing when she first begins her new job.
(a) Stella
(b) Betty
(c) Gail
(d) Holly

2. 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) $2000
(b) $100
(c) $500
(d) $1000

3. Barbara admits that at the end of the project, she did break down and ____________, stealthily, though, and never within hearing of management.
(a) Cry
(b) Admit her assignment
(c) Rant
(d) Laugh

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

5. When the going gets too rough for Barbara, she admits she will use ____________ to get by.
(a) Credit cards
(b) Begging
(c) Checks
(d) Her resume

Short Answer Questions

1. Gail reveals that she had to live in _______ and pee into a plastic bottle after her boyfriend she lives with suddenly dies.

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

3. What is the name of the test Barbara fills out when she is apply at The Maids job during the hiring process?

4. _______ used in the bathroom are also going to be used in the kitchen, according to the instruction of The Maids.

5. Barbara certainly does not want to do hard ________ labor when she is working at her new jobs.

(see the answer key)

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