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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 is horrified to see that The Maids use very little _________ when they are cleaning.
(a) Water
(b) Cleanser
(c) Effort
(d) Soap

2. Barbara realizes that her use of a car is different as many minimum wage workers have to use _________ to get around.
(a) Buses
(b) Their legs
(c) Streets
(d) Friends

3. Barbara makes the common that the ____________ is too low and that someone used to more should try to live with it.
(a) Health benefit package
(b) Minimum wage
(c) Break schedule
(d) Worker hour restriction

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

5. Since Barbara is far from any grocery store, she needs to live on __________ when she eats.
(a) Work food
(b) Diet soda
(c) Energy bars
(d) Fast food

Short Answer Questions

1. Barbara notes that she made a rule that she had to work hard at her jobs to keep them, not go off on ________ rants or sneak off to read novels in the ladies' room.

2. Barbara doesn't even apply for ___________ since she knows she doesn't have the clothing for this type of work.

3. When a manager sees Barbara having a little __________ during her shift, she is scolded, but instead of fighting it, she walks out.

4. Frequently, owners of homes will set up ___________ to keep an eye on the housekeeping help that are in their homes

5. Barbara lets a sewer repairman spend a few minutes cooling off with a ________________ before taking his order.

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