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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The _____________ market proves to be a challenge in the city Barbara moves to in Minnesota.
(a) Retail
(b) Food
(c) Housing
(d) Job

3. What does Barbara have to care for when she stays in a friend's house at the beginning of her adventure in Minnesota?
(a) Cockatiel
(b) Dog
(c) Fish
(d) Cat

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

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

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

7. 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 told herself she wouldn't
(c) She's an atheist
(d) She doesn't like to go out

8. What does Barbara have to leave in her disgusting hotel room, even though she does not want to?
(a) Food
(b) Laptop
(c) Uniforms
(d) Clothing

9. At the Wal-Mart job fair, Barbara fills out a long test which seems to push her into claiming total ___________ and complete obedience.
(a) Fidelity
(b) Perfection
(c) Honesy
(d) Availability

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

11. Despite the miraculous vacuum cleaner, Lori and Pauline's __________ are ruined and wrecked.
(a) Areas
(b) Backs
(c) Hair cuts
(d) Uniforms

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

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

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

15. Where does the author eventually stay when she realizes she will not be able to find a place with the money she is making?
(a) Holiday Inn
(b) Super 8
(c) Radisson
(d) Comfort Inn

Short Answer Questions

1. Barbara doesn't even apply for ___________ since she knows she doesn't have the clothing for this type of work.

2. Barbara notes that Wal-Mart is a __________ system and when one is working there, one forgets there is an outside world.

3. It is Wal-Mart's policy to ____________ clothing in order to make the shopping experience slightly different.

4. What does Ted say Barbara has an allergy to when she complains about having a rash on her hands?

5. What are employees to think of themselves as when they are working for Wal-Mart?

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