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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. Ruthie decides to pour _____________ on Barbara's breakfast and jokes again and again that Barbara should be called Barbara Bush.
(a) Salt
(b) Water
(c) Tobasco sause
(d) Orange juice

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

3. Having spend her life with ____________ struggling people, the author is not happy about getting the assignment.
(a) Upper class
(b) Lower class
(c) Non-
(d) Middle class

4. What is the name of the young Czech dishwasher who Barbara befriends when she is working at the restaurant?
(a) Billy
(b) Joseph
(c) George
(d) Stu

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Barbara is paired up with Carlie on her first shift, Carlie is angry they have 19 _________ to swab down in just one shift.

2. As Barbara downs coffee who does she notice is looking haggard when she shows up for her next job?

3. Because of the low wages that are paid in the area, people who are working at minimum wage are expected to ____________.

4. 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.

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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