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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. How long does the shift at Menards turn out to be when they call again the next day before she goes to work?
(a) 11 hours
(b) 2 hours
(c) 8 hours
(d) 4 hours

2. Barbara thinks she is supposed to _____________ on her shift, but no one else on her shift does.
(a) Straighten up the store
(b) Keep moving
(c) Greet customers
(d) Fold clothing

3. At the Wal-Mart job fair, Barbara fills out a long test which seems to push her into claiming total ___________ and complete obedience.
(a) Honesy
(b) Perfection
(c) Availability
(d) Fidelity

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

5. A look at the local free magazine reveals very little _________ Barbara can afford in the area where she is staying.
(a) Housing
(b) Diversity
(c) Work
(d) Hope

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When any employees does something for his or herself instead of for the store, Wal-Mart calls them a ____________.

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

4. 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?

5. Barbara thinks the fact she is __________ will help her since she will not stand out from others.

Short Essay Questions

1. When Barbara goes back to Wal-Mart in order to fill out a new test, what happens when she gets a few wrong?

2. What does the prissy women at the first Maids job Barbara is on do for her baby?

3. What is the rate of pay that the Merry Maids claims to offer to those who work for them?

4. What is the story of Caroline, the women Barbara uses as a guide to her own difficult situation in Minneapolis?

5. What are the titles that Wal-Mart wants its employees to think of themselves as?

6. What does Barbara do as the focus of her job at Wal-Mart, as it becomes clearer on the first shift?

7. What is the second job that the author takes on in addition to the maid job in Maine?

8. What does Menards offers to Barbara eventually when they call up to hire her?

9. What does the author admit to doing which is making her a little nervous about the drug test she needs to take?

10. After Barbara takes her drug test, what does she do in terms of her job hunting?

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