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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 made-up name for the apartments that Barbara finally finds in Minnesota?
(a) Blue Waters
(b) Twin Lakes
(c) Waterside
(d) Blue Gill

2. The author concludes that the hiring process is designed to ____________ workers down and make them agree to anything.
(a) Push
(b) Keep
(c) Strip
(d) Force

3. It is Wal-Mart's policy to ____________ clothing in order to make the shopping experience slightly different.
(a) Remove
(b) Fold
(c) Move around
(d) Replace

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

5. What is the next place Barbara goes to in order to try to avoid drug testing and get more money?
(a) Lowes
(b) Friedmans
(c) Home Depot
(d) Menards

Short Answer Questions

1. Barbara doesn't even apply for ___________ since she knows she doesn't have the clothing for this type of work.

2. The workers have troubles coming up with two dollars to buy a new ___________ when one is left behind at the office.

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

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

5. What does Barbara have to care for when she stays in a friend's house at the beginning of her adventure in Minnesota?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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