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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. Frequently, owners of homes will set up ___________ to keep an eye on the housekeeping help that are in their homes

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

3. ___________ is a Christian with a working husband and grown children, some of who have had major problems in their life.

4. Where does the author eventually stay when she realizes she will not be able to find a place with the money she is making?

5. What is the one thing Barbara will be able to avoid a bit more from her new apartment's location?

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. Why does the author decide to go to Maine for her next working assignment?

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

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

5. What does the unattractive young cook at the elder care facility reveal to Barbara as they are out on a smoke break?

6. Why so the Maids think that the job they are offering is easy for someone to learn and to do?

7. What does the long employment test at a Wal-Mart job fair seem to be trying to do?

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

9. What comes in the emergency food package that Barbara eventually gets from the Community Emergency Assistance Program?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discrimination seems to be a part of everyday society, it seems, at least from the perspective of the author.

Part 1: In what ways does discrimination affect the author's experience in this experiment?

Part 2: Why do you think the author focuses so much on race and on blending in when she is picking her jobs?

Part 3: In what ways are others around the author discriminated against? Or are they?

Essay Topic 2

In many of the jobs the author took, she was working for larger companies with nationwide stores and franchises.

Part 1: How do the larger companies differ from the smaller companies Barbara works for in the book?

Part 2: How might smaller companies treat their employees versus larger companies?

Part 3: Why do you think larger companies handle their employees as though they were really important, but then treat them like they are not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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