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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. The businesses place ads in the paper so they can always have a pool of __________ from which to hire at any time.
(a) Desperate workers
(b) Applications
(c) Cheap labor
(d) Women

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

3. Many of the businesses in town seem to place ads in the paper ____________ so as to always have applicants.
(a) Constantly
(b) On Sundays
(c) Once in a while
(d) On Mondays

4. The management at the restaurant try to keep Barbara __________ at every moment of her shift, even when it's slow.
(a) Busy
(b) Happy
(c) Bored
(d) Angry

5. The other restaurant that Barbara works at during her time in Florida is called ___________, a chain with huge food and calorie packed dishes.
(a) Billy's
(b) Jerry's
(c) Raley's
(d) Bobby's

Short Answer Questions

1. Barbara is surprised that she feels a strong urge to ________ the patrons who she meets.

2. What is the name of the cook who occasionally throws meat against the wall during his shift?

3. A middle aged waitress named __________ takes Barbara under her wing when she first begins her new job.

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

5. At the ____________, the interviewer Barbara meets warns her about labor organizers, to avoid them.

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