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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 does not want to live a life of _________ or discomfort when it comes to this new assignment.
(a) Poverty
(b) Pain
(c) Risk
(d) Inauthenticity

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

3. For what magazine does the author of "Nickel and Dimed" work when she is beginning her assignment?
(a) New England Journal
(b) New Yorker
(c) NY Gazette
(d) New York Times

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

5. What is Barbara punished with when she points out that a manager is calling one of his employees by the incorrect name?
(a) Loss of tips
(b) Being sent home early
(c) Extra work
(d) Reduced wages

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the job Barbara takes at the Woodcrest residential facility, an elder care facility?

2. The manager, ________, yells at Barbara for a confused breakfast and a yuppie customer complains too.

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

4. What does Barbara not want to mention when she is out in her new working life?

5. A look at the local free magazine reveals very little _________ Barbara can afford in the area where she is staying.

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