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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, "Serving in Florida".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Barbara is surprised that she feels a strong urge to ________ the patrons who she meets.
(a) Nuture
(b) Impress
(c) Ignore
(d) Avoid

2. The other staff of the hotel refuses to exchange _________ with the housekeepers or show any sort of respect.
(a) Duties
(b) Names
(c) Compliments
(d) Pleasantries

3. Barbara will give up completely on the project if it seems she will be ___________, if only for one night.
(a) Out of contact
(b) Hungry
(c) Sick
(d) Homeless

4. Barbara will take the ____________ paying minimum wage job she can find when she's off on assignment.
(a) Longest
(b) Highest
(c) Lowest
(d) Consistently

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are they listening to at full volume as they are cleaning each of the hotel rooms?

2. A middle aged waitress named __________ takes Barbara under her wing when she first begins her new job.

3. Barbara ruled out areas like LA and New York as the working class consists mainly of people of _______ and she might look out of place.

4. What does Ehrenreich discover about her uniform when she is heading over to her second job?

5. At the ____________, the interviewer Barbara meets warns her about labor organizers, to avoid them.

(see the answer key)

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