Nickel and Dimed: On Not Getting by in America Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 115 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Nickel and Dimed: On Not Getting by in America Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 115 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Closing remarks, "Evaluation".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Barbara begins to realize that when she is a maid, she is not ____________ to be a maid. She really is a maid.
(a) Trying
(b) Training
(c) Pretending
(d) Desiring

2. Barbara notes that she made a rule that she had to work hard at her jobs to keep them, not go off on ________ rants or sneak off to read novels in the ladies' room.
(a) Marxist
(b) Long-winded
(c) Liberal
(d) Curse-filled

3. Barbara's father had been a _____________; her uncles and grandfathers worked in the mines or for the Union Pacific.
(a) Journalist
(b) Restaurant owner
(c) Copper miner
(d) Chef

4. What is the made-up name for the apartments that Barbara finally finds in Minnesota?
(a) Blue Gill
(b) Blue Waters
(c) Waterside
(d) Twin Lakes

5. Wal-Mart contends that _______ take money from workers and risk the wages of workers
(a) Time thieves
(b) Thieves
(c) Unions
(d) Outsiders

Short Answer Questions

1. Barbara thinks the fact she is __________ will help her since she will not stand out from others.

2. According tot he ACLU, the process of drug testing ___________ improve the chances of screening out addicts.

3. Since Barbara is far from any grocery store, she needs to live on __________ when she eats.

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

5. Low wage workers need to be quick and ___________, but not too good, according to the author.

(see the answer key)

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