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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. ___________ is a Christian with a working husband and grown children, some of who have had major problems in their life.
(a) Mary
(b) Minnie
(c) Marie
(d) Melissa

2. Which department is Barbara placed into when she goes back to Menards to find out about the job?
(a) Appliances
(b) Plants
(c) Wood
(d) Plumbing

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

4. Where does Barbara rent a room until she is able to find housing that will work for her?
(a) Motel 6
(b) Super 8
(c) Holiday Inn
(d) Howard Johnson

5. What does the author have to do once she is done with the testing process at Wal-Mart?
(a) Train five new people
(b) Drug test
(c) Start a shift
(d) Read a book

Short Answer Questions

1. The Maids say the work they do will be easy because cleaning is in our __________, notes Barbara.

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

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

4. The _____________ market proves to be a challenge in the city Barbara moves to in Minnesota.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the long employment test at a Wal-Mart job fair seem to be trying to do?

2. Why so the Maids think that the job they are offering is easy for someone to learn and to do?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why does the author decide to go to Maine for her next working assignment?

9. What is the one line of work that Barbara does not even apply for since she does not have the proper clothing?

10. What comes in the emergency food package that Barbara eventually gets from the Community Emergency Assistance Program?

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