Nickel and Dimed: On Not Getting by in America Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

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Nickel and Dimed: On Not Getting by in America Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Closing remarks, "Evaluation".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One young girl named ____________ refuses to eat and she grows paler each day as a result, obviously she is ill.
(a) Holly
(b) Rosalie
(c) Carlie
(d) Becky

2. At the Wal-Mart job fair, Barbara fills out a long test which seems to push her into claiming total ___________ and complete obedience.
(a) Honesy
(b) Availability
(c) Fidelity
(d) Perfection

3. ___________ is a Christian with a working husband and grown children, some of who have had major problems in their life.
(a) Melissa
(b) Marie
(c) Minnie
(d) Mary

4. Wal-Mart contends that _______ take money from workers and risk the wages of workers
(a) Unions
(b) Outsiders
(c) Thieves
(d) Time thieves

5. The author notes she never meets a ___________ in any of the time she spends in her various jobs.
(a) Slacker
(b) Union organizer
(c) Bad person
(d) Druggie

Short Answer Questions

1. The treatment of low wage workers, Barbara believes, creates a dictatorship and causes the workers they are ___________.

2. Who is Barbara Ehrenreich's editor, the one who assigns her the story that became this book?

3. Barbara notices many companies are willing to offer ___________ like free meals in order to create value in the workplace.

4. How long does the shift at Menards turn out to be when they call again the next day before she goes to work?

5. The author meets a prissy woman who tracks her baby's _______________ with the help of a chart.

(see the answer key)

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