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

2. The Maids say the work they do will be easy because cleaning is in our __________, notes Barbara.
(a) Morality
(b) Nature
(c) Blood
(d) City's values

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

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

5. What is the name of the test Barbara fills out when she is apply at The Maids job during the hiring process?
(a) Personality
(b) IQ
(c) Enneagram
(d) Accutrack

Short Answer Questions

1. In what department does Barbara find she will work when she is as employee for Wal-Mart?

2. Despite the miraculous vacuum cleaner, Lori and Pauline's __________ are ruined and wrecked.

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

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

5. Nobody seems to make eye contact, Barbara notes, when she applies at _____________, which strikes her as weird.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe what 'time theft' is according to Wal-Mart and its slick produced videos that the author watches during orientation.

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

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

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

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

10. What does Barbara decide about the entire hiring process after noticing she didn't even ask about salary at Menards?

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