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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. The author meets a prissy woman who tracks her baby's _______________ with the help of a chart.
(a) Words
(b) Growth
(c) Movements
(d) Bowel movements

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

3. 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) Howard
(b) Marlene
(c) Melissa
(d) Alyssa

4. 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

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) Start a shift
(c) Read a book
(d) Drug test

Short Answer Questions

1. A look at the local free magazine reveals very little _________ Barbara can afford in the area where she is staying.

2. The obvious __________ of the sales company is a breath of fresh air for the author compared to the false concern from Wal-Mart.

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

4. Why is it strange that the author decides to go to a religious revival meeting on her night off?

5. Frequently, owners of homes will set up ___________ to keep an eye on the housekeeping help that are in their homes

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Barbara's living arrangement when she first gets into town in Minneapolis?

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

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

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

5. What does the author do on a night when she has nothing to do and no money to spend on entertainment?

6. What is the one upside of the Twin Lakes apartment that compels Barbara to sign up for a lease there?

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

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

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

10. What does the unattractive young cook at the elder care facility reveal to Barbara as they are out on a smoke break?

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