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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America Quizzes

by Barbara Ehrenreich

Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America Quiz 1

1. Barbara

  • Ehrenreit
  • Erennet
  • Ehrenreich
  • Erenherster

2. In what year was Nickel and Dimed first published?

  • 1994
  • 2001
  • 2004
  • 2009

3. Which of the following states does Ehrenreich NOT visit in the book?

  • Minnesota
  • Florida
  • Idaho
  • Maine

4. Who is the franchise owner of The Maids?

  • Tom
  • Pete
  • Ted
  • Sam

5. What is the name of the residential facility at which Ehrenreich works?

  • Woodcrest
  • Melrose
  • Woodington
  • Woodside

6. What year was Ehrenreich born?

  • 1941
  • 1947
  • 1956
  • 1983

7. Where was Ehrenreich born?

  • Butte, Montana
  • Rochester, New Hampshire
  • Carlisle, Idaho
  • New York, New York

8. What was the profession of Ehrenreich's father when she was born?

  • doctor
  • bus driver
  • teacher
  • miner

9. "The idea that led to this book arose in comparatively _____ circumstances."

  • sumptuous
  • corrupt
  • dilapidated
  • circumspect

10. Which of the following jobs does Ehrenreich NOT work?

  • house cleaner
  • bus driver
  • dietary aide
  • waitress

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