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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Barbara notes that Wal-Mart is a __________ system and when one is working there, one forgets there is an outside world.
(a) Closed
(b) Brainwashing
(c) Cult
(d) Careful

2. What is interesting about the test Barbara takes when she applies at Wal-Mart again?
(a) It's not the same as the last one she took
(b) She fails the test and gets thrown out
(c) There is no record of her last test
(d) She gets answers 'wrong'

3. What is the name of the test Barbara fills out when she is apply at The Maids job during the hiring process?
(a) Personality
(b) IQ
(c) Enneagram
(d) Accutrack

4. 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.
(a) Sewage
(b) Water
(c) Bug infestation
(d) Oil

5. Which department is Barbara placed into when she goes back to Menards to find out about the job?
(a) Appliances
(b) Wood
(c) Plumbing
(d) Plants

6. What is the first thing the woman in #118 found in order to help her get started in her new life?
(a) Church group
(b) Welfare office
(c) A motel
(d) A job

7. How long does the shift at Menards turn out to be when they call again the next day before she goes to work?
(a) 2 hours
(b) 4 hours
(c) 8 hours
(d) 11 hours

8. The author meets a prissy woman who tracks her baby's _______________ with the help of a chart.
(a) Movements
(b) Bowel movements
(c) Words
(d) Growth

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

10. Wal-Mart contends that _______ take money from workers and risk the wages of workers
(a) Time thieves
(b) Unions
(c) Outsiders
(d) Thieves

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

12. What is the one thing Barbara will be able to avoid a bit more from her new apartment's location?
(a) Water
(b) Freeways
(c) Noise
(d) Dog park

13. Barbara is horrified to see that The Maids use very little _________ when they are cleaning.
(a) Cleanser
(b) Water
(c) Effort
(d) Soap

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

15. A look at the local free magazine reveals very little _________ Barbara can afford in the area where she is staying.
(a) Hope
(b) Work
(c) Diversity
(d) Housing

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Marge suspect about Holly and this is confirmed when she will not answer the question?

3. What does Barbara have to care for when she stays in a friend's house at the beginning of her adventure in Minnesota?

4. What is the made-up name for the apartments that Barbara finally finds in Minnesota?

5. What drug is Barbara afraid might skew the results of a drug test she might have to take?

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