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

2. What is one of the things Barbara is NOT handed when she goes back to Menards?

3. What city in Minnesota does Barbara choose in order to find a new job in her assignment?

4. Because of the low wages that are paid in the area, people who are working at minimum wage are expected to ____________.

5. What are employees to think of themselves as when they are working for Wal-Mart?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the second job that the author takes on in addition to the maid job in Maine?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

While at times it seems that coworkers band together to help each other out, at other times, they treat each other as though they were unaware of the other's existence.

Part 1: Why do you think coworkers band together at some points of a minimum wage job?

Part 2: Why do you think coworkers can also turn their backs on their coworkers so easily?

Part 3: Do you think the management tries to influence the bonds between coworkers? If so, why? If not, why not?

Essay Topic 3

The idea of poverty is one of the most complex issues this world seems to be unable and often unwilling to tackle.

Part 1: How do you define the idea of poverty? Can there be only one definition? Why or why not?

Part 2: Why do you think poverty is so hard for governments to manage?

Part 3: Why do you think people slide into poverty and poverty-conditions?

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