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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Barbara not want to mention when she is out in her new working life?
(a) Her husband
(b) Her daughters
(c) Her hometown
(d) PhD

2. Barbara realizes she will need ____________ in order to pay for her apartment.
(a) More tips
(b) Another job
(c) To stop driving
(d) Less food

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

4. Barbara does admit that she modified her __________ when she was new at the job and wanted to fit in.
(a) Vocabulary
(b) Makeup
(c) Hairstyle
(d) Clothing

5. What is the name of the cook who occasionally throws meat against the wall during his shift?
(a) Joseph
(b) Roger
(c) Stu
(d) Billy

Short Answer Questions

1. Barbara lets a sewer repairman spend a few minutes cooling off with a ________________ before taking his order.

2. What area of the restaurant is locked up when it is assumed that the dishwasher is stealing from the restaurant?

3. The businesses place ads in the paper so they can always have a pool of __________ from which to hire at any time.

4. Barbara will take the ____________ paying minimum wage job she can find when she's off on assignment.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Barbara think the physical exertion of her new job should be bothering her so much?

2. What will Barbara not rely on in order to get a job and to support herself, as one of the rules of her experiment?

3. What happens if Barbara thinks she will have to go homeless, even for one night during this experiment?

4. What statement does the author make which leads to her getting the assignment to write this book?

5. What kind of job does Barbara say that she will take, money-wise, at least at the start of the experiment?

6. What is the one thing that Barbara says she will not mention as she is applying and working during this experiment?

7. How much does Barbara think she will have to make in order to pay her rent and for food during her stay in Florida?

8. If things get too rough during this experiment, what does Barbara say she will do in order to feel herself or to support herself?

9. Once Barbara begins to let go of her elitist attitude, what does she realize about the workers around her?

10. What do the managers do to Barbara when she is an employee at Hearthside, she realizes as she continues to work there?

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