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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Barbara notes she feels like a fugitive on this assignment, becoming obsessed with the few __________ she's brought along.
(a) Possessions
(b) Newspapers
(c) Credit cards
(d) Dollars

3. _____________ is a woman who simply picked up and moved to Florida because she heard the rents were better than New Jersey.
(a) Milly
(b) Margerie
(c) Dawn
(d) Caroline

4. 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

5. Barbara thinks the fact she is __________ will help her since she will not stand out from others.
(a) White
(b) A single woman
(c) A yuppie
(d) A divorced woman

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

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

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

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

10. What costs $10 to use when she is staying at the Clearview Inn before her apartment will be ready?
(a) Bathroom
(b) Phone
(c) Laundry
(d) Shower

11. Barbara describes a feeling of hopeless __________ in her position as a maid, even when she is in public in her uniform.
(a) Invisibility
(b) Frustration
(c) Poverty
(d) Anger

12. The workers have troubles coming up with two dollars to buy a new ___________ when one is left behind at the office.
(a) Bottle of cleaner
(b) Rag
(c) Sponge
(d) Squeegee

13. Marge and Holly talk about how low wage ____________ even look down on maids when they are out.
(a) Farm workers
(b) Factory workers
(c) Waitresses
(d) Bus boys

14. 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) Cat
(c) Cockatiel
(d) Dog

15. _______ used in the bathroom are also going to be used in the kitchen, according to the instruction of The Maids.
(a) Rags
(b) Vacuums
(c) Sponges
(d) Scrubbers

Short Answer Questions

1. Barbara thinks she is supposed to _____________ on her shift, but no one else on her shift does.

2. What does Barbara accidentally shatter in her efforts to help Holly not have to work as hard?

3. The author meets a prissy woman who tracks her baby's _______________ with the help of a chart.

4. Ruthie decides to pour _____________ on Barbara's breakfast and jokes again and again that Barbara should be called Barbara Bush.

5. Who does Barbara have to talk about when it comes to the result of her test?

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