"Nickel and Dimed" Reading Quiz

Ch. 1- What state and city does this chapter take place?

• Detroit, Michigan
• Key West, FL
• Dallas, Texas
• Portland, Maine

Ch. 1- Why did all of the hotels take the author’s applications if they did not have a job available?

• So that they will have extra applicants in case someone quits
• Because they want to hire everybody
• Because the hotels are always shorthanded with employees
• All of the above

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Ch. 1- Where did Barbara finally get a job at in Chapter 1?

• At the Winn-Dixie grocery store
• Wal-Mart
• At a restaurant called the Hearthside
• At a restaurant called Denny’s
  

Ch. 1- While working at a restaurant Barbara meets Gail who up until recently…

• Was living in a tent
• Was living in her truck
• Was living in a trailer park
• Was living at her mother’s house

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Ch. 1- The author states she was raised by the Booker T. Washingtonian precept that says…

• If you’re going to do something, do it well.
• If it’s too hard, walk away.
• If it’s dangerous, don’t do it.
• None of the above.

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Ch. 2- Frequently, Barbara has to take an “Accutrac Personality Test” in order to get a job. Which of the following questions would be found on one of these tests?

• How much would you like to get paid per hour?
• Do you plan on getting married or pregnant in the next six months?
• Do you agree or disagree with this statement: Stealing is always wrong.
• Why did you leave your last job?

Ch 2.-   Barbara originally decided to look for work in Maine because

• Being Caucasian she would fit in better with the work force
• She likes cold weather
• It was a random choice
• All of the above

Ch. 2- When Barbara first arrives in Maine she lives…

• In Motel 6 for $59 a night
• In a Hampton Inn room
• With friends
• In her car

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Ch. 2- Barbara decides not to rent a room at the Glenwood Apartments in Old Orchard Beach because…

• It could be operating illegally
• There’s a man sleeping in the kitchen
• The room is smaller than her hotel room
• All of the above

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Ch. 2- On the third day of being in Maine Barbara gets a taste of possibly being homeless when

• Management locks her door to her hotel room
• She can’t find a place to live
• She is robbed
• She is fired from Wal-Mart

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