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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. A middle aged waitress named __________ takes Barbara under her wing when she first begins her new job.

2. When the going gets too rough for Barbara, she admits she will use ____________ to get by.

3. At the ____________, the interviewer Barbara meets warns her about labor organizers, to avoid them.

4. One manager threatens to take the _______________ privilege from the employees even though this is their only hideout to smoke or eat.

5. What does Ehrenreich discover about her uniform when she is heading over to her second job?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Stu says that drugs have been found at the restaurant, what do the employees speculate about this action?

2. Why does Barbara want to take on the assignment she actually suggested be done?

3. How much does Barbara think she will have to make in order to pay her rent and for food during her stay in Florida?

4. What does Barbara think, at the start of the experiment, will be the biggest challenge during this assignment?

5. What does Barbara find out about Gail and what she has to do when her boyfriend suddenly dies?

6. What kind of job does Barbara say that she will take, money-wise, at least at the start of the experiment?

7. If things get too rough during this experiment, what does Barbara say she will do in order to feel herself or to support herself?

8. What does the interviewer at a grocery store warn Barbara about when she puts in her application?

9. What will Barbara drive when she is a part of this experiment in working for minimum wage?

10. What are some of the other reasons why Barbara doesn't really want to take on the assignment of working for minimum wage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It seems that most of the places where Barbara worked didn't want to give employees any time off or any breaks.

Part 1: Why do you think the places of employment were unwilling to give breaks to the workers?

Part 2: What do you think may have happened to morale and productivity if the employees had been allowed to take breaks?

Part 3: Why do you think breaks are necessary within the course of a working shift?

Essay Topic 2

The working conditions in which you work might change you, according to Barbara.

Part 1: Why might the working conditions in which you are placed change the person you are?

Part 2: How do companies attempt to reshape and to mold the employees they have hired?

Part 3: What do you think happens when some people refuse to change for the job in which they have been hired? Why?

Essay Topic 3

One of the biggest beliefs the author holds about the way a person can better themselves in the world is that education can allow a person to do anything and to be something more.

Part 1: How does the author's educational level help her in the process of this project?

Part 2: Why do you think the other workers around the author don't realize she is more educated than them?

Part 3: Why do you think the author expected the others she worked with to notice her educational level? What does this say about the author?

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