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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What city in Maine does Barbara choose for her next working location during her assignment?
(a) Portland
(b) Augusta
(c) Bangor
(d) Boston

3. 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) Radisson
(b) Holiday Inn
(c) Comfort Inn
(d) Super 8

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

5. _____________ has to support her husband and an elderly relative on 30 to 50 dollars each week.
(a) Rosalie
(b) Pauline
(c) Holly
(d) Margerie

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

7. Ruthie decides to pour _____________ on Barbara's breakfast and jokes again and again that Barbara should be called Barbara Bush.
(a) Orange juice
(b) Salt
(c) Water
(d) Tobasco sause

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

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

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

11. What drug is Barbara afraid might skew the results of a drug test she might have to take?
(a) LSD
(b) Ecstasy
(c) Marijuana
(d) Cocaine

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

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

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

15. 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?
(a) Alyssa
(b) Marlene
(c) Melissa
(d) Howard

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the test Barbara fills out when she is apply at The Maids job during the hiring process?

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

3. Barbara notes she feels like a fugitive on this assignment, becoming obsessed with the few __________ she's brought along.

4. The workers have troubles coming up with two dollars to buy a new ___________ when one is left behind at the office.

5. The author concludes that the hiring process is designed to ____________ workers down and make them agree to anything.

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