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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The other restaurant that Barbara works at during her time in Florida is called ___________, a chain with huge food and calorie packed dishes.
(a) Raley's
(b) Jerry's
(c) Billy's
(d) Bobby's

2. What does Barbara not want to mention when she is out in her new working life?
(a) Her husband
(b) PhD
(c) Her hometown
(d) Her daughters

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

5. When Barbara walks out of the restaurant, she feels _______ instead of feeling enraged, as she expects to.
(a) Defeat
(b) Grateful
(c) Happy
(d) Relieved

6. Barbara says that she will not rely on her superior ______________ to support herself.
(a) Name recognition
(b) Literacy
(c) Resume
(d) Education

7. The author most dislikes the visible __________ at the restaurant where she works since they complain and never leave good tips.
(a) Elite
(b) Republicans
(c) Christians
(d) Tourists

8. The manager, ________, yells at Barbara for a confused breakfast and a yuppie customer complains too.
(a) Joy
(b) George
(c) Millie
(d) Stu

9. A middle aged waitress named __________ takes Barbara under her wing when she first begins her new job.
(a) Stella
(b) Gail
(c) Betty
(d) Holly

10. At what publication does the editor who assigns the story to Barbara work?
(a) Ladies Home Journal
(b) Redbook
(c) Glamour
(d) Harper's

11. Barbara admits she has two things going for her as a minimum wage worker - she is ________ and she is a native English speaker.
(a) Educated
(b) Available
(c) Woman
(d) White

12. Barbara promises to spend a _________ in each location in order to get a sense of the area.
(a) Month
(b) Year
(c) Few months
(d) Week

13. When the going gets too rough for Barbara, she admits she will use ____________ to get by.
(a) Credit cards
(b) Begging
(c) Checks
(d) Her resume

14. Barbara feels to truly replicate the experience of a minimum wage worker, she would need to have a few __________ in tow too.
(a) Boyfriends
(b) Relatives
(c) Children
(d) Bill collectors

15. What did Barbara fear employers would think she was if she were to put the PhD on her resumes and applications?
(a) Actress
(b) Druggie
(c) Alcoholic
(d) Reporter

Short Answer Questions

1. How long do Carlie and Barbara work before they take a break from their housekeeping work?

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

3. Barbara began to realize that the only thing that made her special and separate from others at her workplace was her lack of __________.

4. What is Barbara punished with when she points out that a manager is calling one of his employees by the incorrect name?

5. 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.

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