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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, "Serving in Florida".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ehrenreich discover about her uniform when she is heading over to her second job?
(a) It is at home
(b) It is too small
(c) It is stained
(d) It is ripped

2. According to the National Coalition for the Homeless, in 1998, the hourly wage necessary to afford a one bedroom apartment was _________.
(a) $10.00
(b) $6.50
(c) $7.50
(d) $8.89

3. Gail reveals that she had to live in _______ and pee into a plastic bottle after her boyfriend she lives with suddenly dies.
(a) A storage space
(b) A box
(c) A truck
(d) The bathroom

4. What is the name Barbara uses for the family restaurant where she chooses to work first in Florida?
(a) Hearthside
(b) Hearthville
(c) Heartbreak Hotel
(d) Hearttown

5. Barbara begins to realize that minimum wage workers are no less ____________ or intelligent than she is.
(a) Eager
(b) Exhausted
(c) Capable
(d) Bored

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The other staff of the hotel refuses to exchange _________ with the housekeepers or show any sort of respect.

3. Barbara does not want to live a life of _________ or discomfort when it comes to this new assignment.

4. Barbara's father had been a _____________; her uncles and grandfathers worked in the mines or for the Union Pacific.

5. Barbara realizes she will need ____________ in order to pay for her apartment.

(see the answer key)

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