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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Closing remarks, "Evaluation".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Marge suspect about Holly and this is confirmed when she will not answer the question?
(a) She is dying
(b) She is pregnant
(c) She is sleeping with Ted
(d) She is quitting

4. Why is it strange that the author decides to go to a religious revival meeting on her night off?
(a) She has no money
(b) She doesn't like to go out
(c) She's an atheist
(d) She told herself she wouldn't

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The other staff of the hotel refuses to exchange _________ with the housekeepers or show any sort of respect.

2. One study about monkeys notes that monkeys who had to suppress good moods became so ___________ they wouldn't even defend themselves in a fight.

3. The many managers who are in these low wage working situations function to keep others _____________.

4. Barbara describes a feeling of hopeless __________ in her position as a maid, even when she is in public in her uniform.

5. Barbara states, "Someone ought to do the old-fashioned kind of ________ - you know, go out there and try it for themselves."

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