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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Frequently, owners of homes will set up ___________ to keep an eye on the housekeeping help that are in their homes
(a) Times to watch them
(b) Private investigators
(c) Large spills
(d) Hidden cameras

2. Barbara describes a feeling of hopeless __________ in her position as a maid, even when she is in public in her uniform.
(a) Anger
(b) Poverty
(c) Invisibility
(d) Frustration

3. _____________ is a woman who simply picked up and moved to Florida because she heard the rents were better than New Jersey.
(a) Milly
(b) Margerie
(c) Dawn
(d) Caroline

4. Barbara doesn't even apply for ___________ since she knows she doesn't have the clothing for this type of work.
(a) Office work
(b) Management positions
(c) Retail work
(d) Factory work

5. What does one company want her to sell, promising her $1650 for doing 54 two hour appointments?
(a) Air purifier
(b) Vacuum cleaner
(c) Clothing
(d) Vitamins

6. What is hurting Barbara as she is filling up the dishwasher with dishes and carrying away the dirty items?
(a) Her hands
(b) Her head
(c) Nothing
(d) Her back

7. Barbara thinks she is supposed to _____________ on her shift, but no one else on her shift does.
(a) Fold clothing
(b) Keep moving
(c) Greet customers
(d) Straighten up the store

8. How long does the shift at Menards turn out to be when they call again the next day before she goes to work?
(a) 4 hours
(b) 11 hours
(c) 8 hours
(d) 2 hours

9. Who is the diabetic that sneaks donuts at the Woodcrest residential facility where the author works her second job?
(a) Margarite
(b) Grace
(c) Linda
(d) Letty

10. Given that The Maids are paid _______, Barbara doesn't understand why they need to rush through their duties.
(a) Hourly
(b) Everyday
(c) Weekly
(d) Monthly

11. Rosalie worked so hard as a _____________ in her childhood that her rotator cuff is damaged, though she continues to work through the pain.
(a) Berry picker
(b) Maid
(c) Rice picker
(d) Dishwasher

12. Who does Barbara have to hide from when she is trying to make a last ditch effort to find a place to stay when in Minnesota?
(a) Howard
(b) Alyssa
(c) Marlene
(d) Melissa

13. A look at the local free magazine reveals very little _________ Barbara can afford in the area where she is staying.
(a) Work
(b) Hope
(c) Housing
(d) Diversity

14. What does Marge suspect about Holly and this is confirmed when she will not answer the question?
(a) She is quitting
(b) She is sleeping with Ted
(c) She is pregnant
(d) She is dying

15. Who does Barbara have to talk about when it comes to the result of her test?
(a) A police officer
(b) Manager
(c) Sam Walton
(d) The loss prevention team

Short Answer Questions

1. The workers at The Maids get free ________ when they arrive at work in the morning, but have to wear uniforms.

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

3. What costs $10 to use when she is staying at the Clearview Inn before her apartment will be ready?

4. When any employees does something for his or herself instead of for the store, Wal-Mart calls them a ____________.

5. Ruthie decides to pour _____________ on Barbara's breakfast and jokes again and again that Barbara should be called Barbara Bush.

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