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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author concludes that the hiring process is designed to ____________ workers down and make them agree to anything.
(a) Strip
(b) Push
(c) Force
(d) Keep

2. The Maids calculate their wages by ________, which makes it difficult to know what a person is being paid.
(a) Hour
(b) Year
(c) Week
(d) Month

3. Why is it strange that the author decides to go to a religious revival meeting on her night off?
(a) She has no money
(b) She told herself she wouldn't
(c) She doesn't like to go out
(d) She's an atheist

4. Barbara begins to realize that she is acting like an unhappy __________ when she argues with another worker at Wal-Mart.
(a) Manager
(b) Child
(c) Yuppie
(d) Woman

5. The thing Barbara hates to clean most of all is _________ in the bathrooms of their customers.
(a) Tubs
(b) Sinks
(c) Feces
(d) Urine

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

7. What is the name of the test Barbara fills out when she is apply at The Maids job during the hiring process?
(a) Accutrack
(b) Personality
(c) IQ
(d) Enneagram

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

9. What is one of the things Barbara is NOT handed when she goes back to Menards?
(a) Water
(b) Tape
(c) Tool belt
(d) Knife

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

11. Where does the author eventually stay when she realizes she will not be able to find a place with the money she is making?
(a) Super 8
(b) Comfort Inn
(c) Radisson
(d) Holiday Inn

12. Which department is Barbara placed into when she goes back to Menards to find out about the job?
(a) Plants
(b) Appliances
(c) Plumbing
(d) Wood

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

14. Because of the low wages that are paid in the area, people who are working at minimum wage are expected to ____________.
(a) Work longer hours
(b) Scrimp
(c) Argue at the interview
(d) Hold multiple jobs

15. The _____________ market proves to be a challenge in the city Barbara moves to in Minnesota.
(a) Job
(b) Food
(c) Retail
(d) Housing

Short Answer Questions

1. What drug is Barbara afraid might skew the results of a drug test she might have to take?

2. What does Ted say Barbara has an allergy to when she complains about having a rash on her hands?

3. What does Barbara have to leave in her disgusting hotel room, even though she does not want to?

4. 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?

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

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