Nickel and Dimed: On Not Getting by in America Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 115 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Nickel and Dimed: On Not Getting by in America Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 115 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, "Selling in Minnesota,".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the 'dream job' that Barbara lands in addition to her restaurant job, taking on both when in Florida?
(a) Housekeeping
(b) Office work
(c) Librarian
(d) Factory work

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

3. At the Wal-Mart job fair, Barbara fills out a long test which seems to push her into claiming total ___________ and complete obedience.
(a) Fidelity
(b) Availability
(c) Honesy
(d) Perfection

4. Barbara begins to realize that she is acting like an unhappy __________ when she argues with another worker at Wal-Mart.
(a) Woman
(b) Yuppie
(c) Child
(d) Manager

5. According to the National Coalition for the Homeless, in 1998, the hourly wage necessary to afford a one bedroom apartment was _________.
(a) $10.00
(b) $7.50
(c) $6.50
(d) $8.89

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Barbara have to talk about when it comes to the result of her test?

2. _______ used in the bathroom are also going to be used in the kitchen, according to the instruction of The Maids.

3. When Barbara walks out of the restaurant, she feels _______ instead of feeling enraged, as she expects to.

4. What does Barbara have to leave in her disgusting hotel room, even though she does not want to?

5. What are managers to think of themselves as when they are working at Wal-Mart?

(see the answer key)

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