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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What city in Minnesota does Barbara choose in order to find a new job in her assignment?
(a) St. Paul Town
(b) Salmon Lake
(c) Springfield
(d) Minneapolis

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

3. What is one of the things Barbara is NOT handed when she goes back to Menards?
(a) Knife
(b) Water
(c) Tool belt
(d) Tape

4. Working class people are driven to live in ____________ since rents are so high in the areas where they work.
(a) Motels
(b) Shelters
(c) Their cars
(d) Friends' homes

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

6. The Maids say the work they do will be easy because cleaning is in our __________, notes Barbara.
(a) Nature
(b) City's values
(c) Blood
(d) Morality

7. Why is it strange that the author decides to go to a religious revival meeting on her night off?
(a) She's an atheist
(b) She doesn't like to go out
(c) She told herself she wouldn't
(d) She has no money

8. Because of the low wages that are paid in the area, people who are working at minimum wage are expected to ____________.
(a) Scrimp
(b) Work longer hours
(c) Argue at the interview
(d) Hold multiple jobs

9. Who is the diabetic that sneaks donuts at the Woodcrest residential facility where the author works her second job?
(a) Grace
(b) Letty
(c) Margarite
(d) Linda

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

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

12. 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

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

14. What is the made-up name for the apartments that Barbara finally finds in Minnesota?
(a) Blue Waters
(b) Blue Gill
(c) Twin Lakes
(d) Waterside

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

Short Answer Questions

1. _______ used in the bathroom are also going to be used in the kitchen, according to the instruction of The Maids.

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

3. The thing Barbara hates to clean most of all is _________ in the bathrooms of their customers.

4. How long does the shift at Menards turn out to be when they call again the next day before she goes to work?

5. What city in Maine does Barbara choose for her next working location during her assignment?

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