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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. Who is the diabetic that sneaks donuts at the Woodcrest residential facility where the author works her second job?
(a) Grace
(b) Linda
(c) Letty
(d) Margarite

2. Barbara began to realize that the only thing that made her special and separate from others at her workplace was her lack of __________.
(a) Ripped clothing
(b) Debt
(c) Experience
(d) Driver's license

3. Barbara does not want to live a life of _________ or discomfort when it comes to this new assignment.
(a) Inauthenticity
(b) Pain
(c) Risk
(d) Poverty

4. Barbara begins to realize that when she is a maid, she is not ____________ to be a maid. She really is a maid.
(a) Trying
(b) Pretending
(c) Desiring
(d) Training

5. What does Ehrenreich discover about her uniform when she is heading over to her second job?
(a) It is at home
(b) It is stained
(c) It is too small
(d) It is ripped

Short Answer Questions

1. Nobody seems to make eye contact, Barbara notes, when she applies at _____________, which strikes her as weird.

2. Marge and Holly talk about how low wage ____________ even look down on maids when they are out.

3. Some of the coworkers have to pay $60 a night for a hotel room because they can not save up the ___________ for a first and last month rent payment.

4. What is the name of the cook who occasionally throws meat against the wall during his shift?

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

(see the answer key)

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