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

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 F

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. Where does Barbara rent a room until she is able to find housing that will work for her?
(a) Motel 6
(b) Howard Johnson
(c) Super 8
(d) Holiday Inn

2. The Preamble Center for Public Policy noted that the odds against a typical welfare recipient's landing a job at a ______ were about 97 to 1.
(a) Living wage
(b) Factory
(c) Restaurant
(d) Minimum age

3. Gail reveals that she had to live in _______ and pee into a plastic bottle after her boyfriend she lives with suddenly dies.
(a) A truck
(b) A box
(c) The bathroom
(d) A storage space

4. When Barbara is paired up with Carlie on her first shift, Carlie is angry they have 19 _________ to swab down in just one shift.
(a) Rooms
(b) Beach chairs
(c) Urinals
(d) Bathrooms

5. What is the next place Barbara goes to in order to try to avoid drug testing and get more money?
(a) Home Depot
(b) Menards
(c) Friedmans
(d) Lowes

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Barbara accidentally shatter in her efforts to help Holly not have to work as hard?

2. Barbara thinks the fact she is __________ will help her since she will not stand out from others.

3. _____________ has to support her husband and an elderly relative on 30 to 50 dollars each week.

4. The workers at The Maids get free ________ when they arrive at work in the morning, but have to wear uniforms.

5. What is interesting about the test Barbara takes when she applies at Wal-Mart again?

(see the answer key)

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