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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. What is the one thing Barbara will be able to avoid a bit more from her new apartment's location?
(a) Noise
(b) Water
(c) Freeways
(d) Dog park

2. 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) 4 hours
(c) 2 hours
(d) 8 hours

3. Nobody seems to make eye contact, Barbara notes, when she applies at _____________, which strikes her as weird.
(a) Meijer
(b) Salvation Army
(c) Wal-Mart
(d) Goodwill

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

5. What drug is Barbara afraid might skew the results of a drug test she might have to take?
(a) Ecstasy
(b) LSD
(c) Marijuana
(d) Cocaine

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Marge suspect about Holly and this is confirmed when she will not answer the question?

3. At the Wal-Mart job fair, Barbara fills out a long test which seems to push her into claiming total ___________ and complete obedience.

4. What is interesting about the test Barbara takes when she applies at Wal-Mart again?

5. What is the title of the job Barbara takes at the Woodcrest residential facility, an elder care facility?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Barbara's skin breaks out in an odd rash, what does her boss seem to think the problem is?

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

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

5. What surprises Barbara about the cleaning method of The Maids, as described in the book?

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

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

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

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

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

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