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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 city in Maine does Barbara choose for her next working location during her assignment?
(a) Bangor
(b) Portland
(c) Augusta
(d) Boston

2. Barbara doesn't even apply for ___________ since she knows she doesn't have the clothing for this type of work.
(a) Factory work
(b) Management positions
(c) Office work
(d) Retail work

3. Who does Barbara have to talk about when it comes to the result of her test?
(a) Manager
(b) The loss prevention team
(c) Sam Walton
(d) A police officer

4. Barbara is horrified to see that The Maids use very little _________ when they are cleaning.
(a) Water
(b) Soap
(c) Cleanser
(d) Effort

5. Marge and Holly talk about how low wage ____________ even look down on maids when they are out.
(a) Bus boys
(b) Factory workers
(c) Waitresses
(d) Farm workers

Short Answer Questions

1. When Barbara returns to her home in Clearview, she finds out that __________ is covering the floor of her room, requiring her to move to a new one.

2. The thing Barbara hates to clean most of all is _________ in the bathrooms of their customers.

3. What does Barbara have to surrender when she goes in for her drug test at the hospital?

4. Who is the diabetic that sneaks donuts at the Woodcrest residential facility where the author works her second job?

5. Barbara notes that Wal-Mart is a __________ system and when one is working there, one forgets there is an outside world.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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 are the workers in Portland, Maine expected to do as the wages seem to be falling between $6 and $7 an hour?

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

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

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

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

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

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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