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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. For what magazine does the author of "Nickel and Dimed" work when she is beginning her assignment?
(a) New York Times
(b) NY Gazette
(c) New Yorker
(d) New England Journal

2. Barbara will give up completely on the project if it seems she will be ___________, if only for one night.
(a) Out of contact
(b) Homeless
(c) Hungry
(d) Sick

3. What is Barbara punished with when she points out that a manager is calling one of his employees by the incorrect name?
(a) Loss of tips
(b) Reduced wages
(c) Extra work
(d) Being sent home early

4. What would Barbara use in order to document her daily experiences after her shifts were done for the day?
(a) The wall
(b) Laptop
(c) Journal
(d) Napkins

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Some of the coworkers have to pay $60 a night for a hotel room because they can not save up the ___________ for a first and last month rent payment.

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

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

4. According to the National Coalition for the Homeless, in 1998, the hourly wage necessary to afford a one bedroom apartment was _________.

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

(see the answer key)

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