Nickel and Dimed: On Not Getting by in America Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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 | Eight Week Quiz A

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 "Introduction: Getting Ready".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Barbara is concerned that her biggest challenge will be to hide her _____________, even though this does not turn out to be an issue.
(a) Jewelry
(b) Writing career
(c) Car
(d) Education

2. Barbara will take the ____________ paying minimum wage job she can find when she's off on assignment.
(a) Lowest
(b) Longest
(c) Consistently
(d) Highest

3. Barbara admits she has two things going for her as a minimum wage worker - she is ________ and she is a native English speaker.
(a) Educated
(b) Available
(c) Woman
(d) White

4. What is Barbara's PhD in, according to her own admittance?
(a) English
(b) Business
(c) Public Policy
(d) Biology

5. Barbara admits that at the end of the project, she did break down and ____________, stealthily, though, and never within hearing of management.
(a) Rant
(b) Laugh
(c) Admit her assignment
(d) Cry

Short Answer Questions

1. Barbara will keep driving a beat up ____________ car, though she knows many minimum wage workers can not.

2. Barbara certainly does not want to do hard ________ labor when she is working at her new jobs.

3. Barbara notes that her sister constantly complained about the hopelessness of being a ____________.

4. Barbara feels to truly replicate the experience of a minimum wage worker, she would need to have a few __________ in tow too.

5. Barbara begins to realize that when she is a maid, she is not ____________ to be a maid. She really is a maid.

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