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

2. According to the National Coalition for the Homeless, in 1998, the hourly wage necessary to afford a one bedroom apartment was _________.
(a) $10.00
(b) $8.89
(c) $7.50
(d) $6.50

3. What does Marge suspect about Holly and this is confirmed when she will not answer the question?
(a) She is dying
(b) She is sleeping with Ted
(c) She is pregnant
(d) She is quitting

4. Barbara's father had been a _____________; her uncles and grandfathers worked in the mines or for the Union Pacific.
(a) Chef
(b) Copper miner
(c) Restaurant owner
(d) Journalist

5. What is Barbara's PhD in, according to her own admittance?
(a) English
(b) Biology
(c) Business
(d) Public Policy

Short Answer Questions

1. The workers at The Maids get free ________ when they arrive at work in the morning, but have to wear uniforms.

2. When Barbara walks out of the restaurant, she feels _______ instead of feeling enraged, as she expects to.

3. Barbara begins to realize that when she is a maid, she is not ____________ to be a maid. She really is a maid.

4. At the Wal-Mart job fair, Barbara fills out a long test which seems to push her into claiming total ___________ and complete obedience.

5. At what publication does the editor who assigns the story to Barbara work?

(see the answer key)

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