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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) Cult
(b) Closed
(c) Careful
(d) Brainwashing

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

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

4. What are managers to think of themselves as when they are working at Wal-Mart?
(a) Growth managers
(b) Peacekeepers
(c) Slave drivers
(d) Servant leaders

5. Rosalie worked so hard as a _____________ in her childhood that her rotator cuff is damaged, though she continues to work through the pain.
(a) Maid
(b) Dishwasher
(c) Rice picker
(d) Berry picker

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

7. Linda wants the author to think of her work at Woodcrest as __________ work, though the customers wear diapers.
(a) Easy
(b) Spiritual
(c) Babysitting
(d) Waitress

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

9. What is the title of the job Barbara takes at the Woodcrest residential facility, an elder care facility?
(a) Nurse's aide
(b) Dietary aid
(c) Medical assistant
(d) Housekeeper

10. One young girl named ____________ refuses to eat and she grows paler each day as a result, obviously she is ill.
(a) Becky
(b) Rosalie
(c) Carlie
(d) Holly

11. Frequently, owners of homes will set up ___________ to keep an eye on the housekeeping help that are in their homes
(a) Large spills
(b) Times to watch them
(c) Private investigators
(d) Hidden cameras

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

13. 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

14. 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) Oil
(b) Bug infestation
(c) Water
(d) Sewage

15. It is Wal-Mart's policy to ____________ clothing in order to make the shopping experience slightly different.
(a) Replace
(b) Fold
(c) Remove
(d) Move around

Short Answer Questions

1. What costs $10 to use when she is staying at the Clearview Inn before her apartment will be ready?

2. _____________ is a woman who simply picked up and moved to Florida because she heard the rents were better than New Jersey.

3. What is the next place Barbara goes to in order to try to avoid drug testing and get more money?

4. What does Barbara continue to look for since she does not know the result of her drug test?

5. What is interesting about the test Barbara takes when she applies at Wal-Mart again?

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