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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Barbara makes the common that the ____________ is too low and that someone used to more should try to live with it.
(a) Health benefit package
(b) Minimum wage
(c) Worker hour restriction
(d) Break schedule

2. The management at the restaurant try to keep Barbara __________ at every moment of her shift, even when it's slow.
(a) Happy
(b) Angry
(c) Bored
(d) Busy

3. Barbara will take the ____________ paying minimum wage job she can find when she's off on assignment.
(a) Longest
(b) Highest
(c) Consistently
(d) Lowest

4. What would Barbara use in order to document her daily experiences after her shifts were done for the day?
(a) Laptop
(b) Napkins
(c) The wall
(d) Journal

5. What is Barbara's PhD in, according to her own admittance?
(a) Biology
(b) Public Policy
(c) Business
(d) English

Short Answer Questions

1. Barbara will keep driving a beat up ____________ car, though she knows many minimum wage workers can not.

2. Barbara is surprised that she feels a strong urge to ________ the patrons who she meets.

3. According to the National Coalition for the Homeless, in 1998, the hourly wage necessary to afford a one bedroom apartment was _________.

4. The author most dislikes the visible __________ at the restaurant where she works since they complain and never leave good tips.

5. What area of the restaurant is locked up when it is assumed that the dishwasher is stealing from the restaurant?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Barbara think, at the start of the experiment, will be the biggest challenge during this assignment?

2. Why doesn't Barbara think the physical exertion of her new job should be bothering her so much?

3. Once Barbara begins to let go of her elitist attitude, what does she realize about the workers around her?

4. What is the one thing that Barbara says she will not mention as she is applying and working during this experiment?

5. What happens if Barbara thinks she will have to go homeless, even for one night during this experiment?

6. If things get too rough during this experiment, what does Barbara say she will do in order to feel herself or to support herself?

7. What is Barbara's fear about working in the area where she currently lives, Key West?

8. What kind of job does Barbara say that she will take, money-wise, at least at the start of the experiment?

9. Why do people end up living with others or in conditions they don't want to live in, according to Barbara?

10. How much does Barbara think she will have to make in order to pay her rent and for food during her stay in Florida?

(see the answer keys)

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