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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what department does Barbara find she will work when she is as employee for Wal-Mart?
(a) Shoe
(b) Women's
(c) Men's
(d) Kid's

2. Barbara doesn't even apply for ___________ since she knows she doesn't have the clothing for this type of work.
(a) Management positions
(b) Factory work
(c) Office work
(d) Retail work

3. What does Barbara accidentally shatter in her efforts to help Holly not have to work as hard?
(a) A vase
(b) A picture frame
(c) Glass fish bowl
(d) The glass sculpture

4. The author concludes that the hiring process is designed to ____________ workers down and make them agree to anything.
(a) Keep
(b) Force
(c) Strip
(d) Push

5. What costs $10 to use when she is staying at the Clearview Inn before her apartment will be ready?
(a) Laundry
(b) Phone
(c) Bathroom
(d) Shower

6. What does Barbara have to surrender when she goes in for her drug test at the hospital?
(a) Her jacket
(b) Her sweater
(c) Her driver's license
(d) Her purse

7. What does the author have to do once she is done with the testing process at Wal-Mart?
(a) Train five new people
(b) Drug test
(c) Start a shift
(d) Read a book

8. The obvious __________ of the sales company is a breath of fresh air for the author compared to the false concern from Wal-Mart.
(a) Principles
(b) Scam
(c) Ignorance
(d) Greed

9. Who does Barbara have to talk about when it comes to the result of her test?
(a) A police officer
(b) Manager
(c) Sam Walton
(d) The loss prevention team

10. Barbara thinks the fact she is __________ will help her since she will not stand out from others.
(a) White
(b) A divorced woman
(c) A single woman
(d) A yuppie

11. Given that The Maids are paid _______, Barbara doesn't understand why they need to rush through their duties.
(a) Everyday
(b) Weekly
(c) Hourly
(d) Monthly

12. What is hurting Barbara as she is filling up the dishwasher with dishes and carrying away the dirty items?
(a) Her back
(b) Her hands
(c) Nothing
(d) Her head

13. When any employees does something for his or herself instead of for the store, Wal-Mart calls them a ____________.
(a) Wal-Mart enemy
(b) Bad worker
(c) Poor choice worker
(d) Time thief

14. The Maids calculate their wages by ________, which makes it difficult to know what a person is being paid.
(a) Hour
(b) Week
(c) Year
(d) Month

15. What does Barbara continue to look for since she does not know the result of her drug test?
(a) Work
(b) Things to do
(c) Drug pass kits
(d) Food

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Barbara have to hide from when she is trying to make a last ditch effort to find a place to stay when in Minnesota?

2. The _____________ market proves to be a challenge in the city Barbara moves to in Minnesota.

3. One young girl named ____________ refuses to eat and she grows paler each day as a result, obviously she is ill.

4. ___________ is a Christian with a working husband and grown children, some of who have had major problems in their life.

5. When Barbara returns to her home in Clearview, she finds out that __________ is covering the floor of her room, requiring her to move to a new one.

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