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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Introduction: Getting Ready".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would Barbara use in order to document her daily experiences after her shifts were done for the day?
(a) Journal
(b) Laptop
(c) The wall
(d) Napkins

2. Barbara begins to realize that minimum wage workers are no less ____________ or intelligent than she is.
(a) Bored
(b) Capable
(c) Eager
(d) Exhausted

3. Barbara promises to spend a _________ in each location in order to get a sense of the area.
(a) Week
(b) Year
(c) Month
(d) Few months

4. Barbara certainly does not want to do hard ________ labor when she is working at her new jobs.
(a) Slave
(b) Physical
(c) Outside
(d) Mental

5. Barbara is also not willing to make up a _____________ in order to pad her resume as she is going off to find jobs.
(a) Work life
(b) Number of children
(c) False life
(d) Husband

Short Answer Questions

1. When the going gets too rough for Barbara, she admits she will use ____________ to get by.

2. Barbara realizes that her use of a car is different as many minimum wage workers have to use _________ to get around.

3. Barbara notes that her sister constantly complained about the hopelessness of being a ____________.

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

5. Barbara is concerned that her biggest challenge will be to hide her _____________, even though this does not turn out to be an issue.

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