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

2. At the Wal-Mart job fair, Barbara fills out a long test which seems to push her into claiming total ___________ and complete obedience.

3. Barbara notes she feels like a fugitive on this assignment, becoming obsessed with the few __________ she's brought along.

4. Which department is Barbara placed into when she goes back to Menards to find out about the job?

5. What does Barbara have to leave in her disgusting hotel room, even though she does not want to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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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