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Barbara is horrified to see that The Maids usevery little _________ when they are cleaning.
Water
Soap
Cleanser
Effort
2
What does Barbara have to care for when shestays in a friend's house in Minnesota?
Cockatiel
Fish
Cat
Dog
3
Barbara notes that her sister constantly complained about the hopelessness of being a ________.
Wage slave
Waitress
Minimum Wage Worker
Woman
4
She begins to realize that minimum wageworkers are no less _______ or intelligent than she is.
Eager
Exhausted
Capable
Bored
5
She realized that the only thingthat made her special from others at her job was her lack of:
Driver's license
Experience
Debt
Ripped clothing
6
What costs $10 to use when she is at theClearview Inn before her apartment will be ready?
Shower
Bathroom
Laundry
Phone
7
What city in Minnesota does Barbara choose inorder to find a new job in her assignment?
St. Paul Town
Springfield
Salmon Lakes
Minneapolis
8
What drug is Barbara afraid might skew theresults of a drug test she might have to take?
LSD
Cocaine
Ecstasy
Marijuana
9
When she walks out of the restaurant, shefeels _______ instead of feeling enraged.
Happy
Defeat
Grateful
Relieved
10
Low wage workers need to be quick and___________, but not too good, according to the author.
Thorough
Complaint free
Helpful
Friendly
11
The other restaurant that Barbara works atduring her time in Florida is called ___________.
Billy's
Raley's
Jerry's
Bobby's
12
What is Barbara's PhD in, according to her ownadmittance?
Public Policy
English
Biology
Business
13
Normally a _________ of workers createsdemand and allows workers to ask for more money
Shortage
Surplus
Influx
Group
14
Corporations are able to ______ workers fortalk or gossip and prevent them from forming unions.
Hire
Punish
Fire
Give raises to
15
Why is it strange that the author decides to goto a religious revival meeting on her night off?
She doesn't like to go out
She has no money
She's an atheist
She told herself she wouldn't
16
Frequently, owners of homes will set up___________ to keep an eye on the housekeeping staff.
Times to watch them
Private investigators
Hidden cameras
Large spills
17
Nobody seems to make eye contact, when she applies at __________, which strikes her as weird.
Wal-Mart
Meijer
Salvation Army
Goodwill
18
_________ is a woman who picked upand moved to Florida because she heard the rents were better.
Caroline
Milly
Dawn
Margerie
19
Barbara will take the ______ paying minimum wage job she can find when she's off on assignment.
Lowest
Consistently
Longest
Highest
20
People get a sort of housing_____________ and deduct thousands of dollars.
Fee
Penalty
Tax
Subsidy
21
Because of the low wages, people who are working at minimum wage are expected to ____________.
Argue at the Interview
Scrimp and Save
Hold multiple jobs
Work longer hours
22
Gail says had to live in ______ andpee into a plastic bottle after her boyfriend suddenly dies.
A storage space
A truck
The bathroom
A box
23
What city in Maine does Barbara choose for hernext working location during her assignment?
Boston
Portland
Bangor
Augusta
24
Barbara will keep driving a beat up __ car, though she knows many minimum wage workers cannot.
Rent-a-wreck
Expensive
Used
Auction
25
What does Barbara continue to look for since she does not know the result of her drug test?
Work
Food
Things to do
Drug pass kits
26
Barbara thinks she is supposed to _____________on her shift, but no one else on her shift does.
Fold clothing
Keep moving
Straighten up the store
Greet customers
27
Her use of a car isdifferent as many minimum wage workers have to use _________ to get around.
Their legs
Buses
Streets
Friends
28
What is the title of the job Barbara takes atthe Woodcrest residential facility?
Dietary aid
Housekeeper
Nurse's aide
Medical assistant
29
Working class people are driven to live in________ since rents are so high where they work.
Friends' homes
Motels
Their cars
Shelters
30
The management at the restaurant try to keepBarbara __________ at every moment of her shift.
Bored
Happy
Busy
Angry
31
What is the first thing the woman how moved to Florida foundin order to help her get started?
Church groups
A job
A motel
Welfare office
32
Wal-Mart contends that _______ take money fromworkers and risk the wages of workers
Time thieves
Outsiders
Unions
Thieves
33
Where does the author eventually stay when sherealizes she will not be able to find a place?
Radisson
Comfort Inn
Holiday Inn
Super 8
34
Businesses and society itself discourages peoplefrom comparing their ____________.
Earnings
Tax benefits
Manager evaluations
Job duties
35
Despite the miraculous vacuum cleaner, Lori and Pauline's __________ are ruined and wrecked.
Backs
Uniforms
Hair cuts
Areas
36
Given that The Maids are paid _____, she doesn't understand why they need to rush their duties.
Weekly
Monthly
Hourly
Everyday
37
A manager sees Barbara having a little _____ during her shift, she is scolded and shewalks out.
Smoke
Break
Sip of water
Soup
38
Barbara realizes she will need ____________ inorder to pay for her apartment.
More tips
Less food
To stop driving
Another job
39
The workers at The Maids get free ________ in the morning, but have to wear uniforms.
Donuts
Energy bars
Pancakes
Eggs
40
What is interesting about the test Barbara takeswhen she applies at Wal-Mart again?
She fails the test and gets thrown out
It's not the same as the last one she took
She gets answers 'wrong'
There is no record of her last test
41
"Someone ought to do theold-fashioned kind of _________ ..., go out... try it forthemselves."
Writing
Investigation
Journalism
Experiment
42
What is the name she uses for the restaurant where she chooses to work first in Florida?
Heartbreak Hotel
Hearttown
Hearthside
Hearthville
43
The poor have trouble getting around to_____________, which makes it harder to find new jobs.
Copy places
Interviews
Their current job
Research
44
Reagan seemed to convince the American peoplethat those who work hard can ____________.
Reap benefits
Make a good living
Be happy
Make something of their lives
45
Barbara says that she will not rely on her superior ______________ to support herself.
Literacy
Name recognition
Education
Resume
46
At the _________, the interviewer Barbarameets warns her about labor organizers, to avoid them.
Drugstore
Grocery store
Wal-Mart
Factory
47
What does Ted say Barbara has an allergy to whenshe complains about having a rash on her hands?
Latex
Water
Soap
Work
48
The businesses in town seem to place adsin the paper _________ so as to always have applicants.
Constantly
On Sundays
On Mondays
Once in a while
49
Barbara notes that most _____ nations areable to make some kind of basic help available to all.
civilized
wealthy
strong
caring
50
How long does the shift at Menards turn out tobe when they call before she goes to work?
4 hours
8 hours
2 hours
11 hours
51
She has two things going for her as a low wage worker; she is __ and she is an English speaker.
Educated
White
Available
Woman
52
The _____________ market proves to be achallenge in the city Barbara moves to in Minnesota.
Retail
Food
Housing
Job
53
What is the name of the test Barbara fills outwhen she is applies at The Maids?
Enneagram
IQ
Personality
Accutrac
54
Employers would rather offer free stuff than topay employees more because they appear to be:
Worthwhile
Gifts
Helpful
Valuable
55
Where does Barbara rent a room until she is ableto find housing that will work for her?
Howard Johnson
Holiday
Motel 6
Super 8
56
Since Barbara is far from any grocery store, sheneeds to live on __________ when she eats.
Diet soda
Work food
Fast food
Energy bars
57
What is the 'dream job' that Barbara lands inaddition to her restaurant job?
Housekeeping
Factory work
Librarian
Office work
58
She give up completely on the projectif it seems she will be __________, if only for one night.
Out of contact
Sick
Hungry
Homeless
59
Low wage workers should not set a ________ or ahigher standard for others, so the author finds.
Faster pace
Higher goal
Friendlier attitude
Higher aspiration
60
When the going gets too rough for Barbara, sheadmits she will use ____________ to get by.
Her Resume
Credit cards
Checks
Begging
61
She notes that none of the unskilled jobscomes _______ to her, in her time on this assignment.
Fast
Easily
Quickly
Right
62
The treatment of low wage workers creates a dictatorship and causes the workers they are:
Doomed
Necessary
Worthwhile
Worthless
63
Barbara thinks the fact she is _________ willhelp her since she will not stand out from others.
A divorced woman
A single woman
A yuppie
White
64
One serious challenge of work is finding out the _______ aspects of the job, who to trust, etc.
Social
Female
Dynamic
Peace
65
The government judges ____________ rates on theamount spent on food for a small family.
Success
Housing
Poverty
Employment
66
What is hurting her as she is filling up thedishwasher with dishes?
Her hands
Nothing
Her head
Her back
67
In what department does Barbara find she willwork when she is as employee for Wal-Mart?
Kid's
Shoe
Men's
Women's
68
What does the author have to do once she is donewith the testing process at Wal-Mart?
Train five new people
Read a book
Drug test
Start a shift
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Barbara now knows that shehas to be more in touch with her __ and know how to work through it.
Attitude
Anger
Exhaustion
Worry
