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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. Barbara says that she will not rely on her superior ______________ to support herself.

2. Barbara is also not willing to make up a _____________ in order to pad her resume as she is going off to find jobs.

3. The author also doesn't want to live in an _____________ building when she is off on her assignment.

4. Barbara can not afford gas money because of the $30 she has to spend on a ___________ for her restaurant job.

5. As Barbara downs coffee who does she notice is looking haggard when she shows up for her next job?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Barbara's fear about working in the area where she currently lives, Key West?

4. What statement does the author make which leads to her getting the assignment to write this book?

5. What will Barbara not rely on in order to get a job and to support herself, as one of the rules of her experiment?

6. What do the managers do to Barbara when she is an employee at Hearthside, she realizes as she continues to work there?

7. Once Barbara begins to let go of her elitist attitude, what does she realize about the workers around her?

8. What is the one thing that Barbara says she will not mention as she is applying and working during this experiment?

9. Describe the first apartment that Barbara finds when she is out looking for her first new 'home' for the assignment.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author herself is white and someone who is certainly in the middle class, even if she's not working as though she was.

Part 1: In what ways might her 'white-ness' have affected the way her experience turned out?

Part 2: In what ways might her experience have been different had she been a man?

Part 3: In what ways might her experience have been different had she been of a different class or race?

Essay Topic 2

When Barbara goes back and tells her coworkers what she was doing and who she is, the coworkers don't seem to have a reaction.

Part 1: Why do you think Barbara's coworkers didn't really notice Barbara as anyone different or special?

Part 2: Why do you think Barbara expected to be seen as different in some way?

Part 3: Were you surprised that the other coworkers didn't have a bigger reaction? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

It could be said that the author's own personal experiences are influencing the way she sees the situations around her.

Part 1: How does one's past affect the way they see the future, do you think?

Part 2: In what ways are the author's descriptions and experiences influenced by her education and her past experiences?

Part 3: Do you think the author could ever be completely objective? Why or why not?

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