VHS | 2015­2015 Name: _______________________________ Nickel and Dimed:​
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P. 1­10 Reading Questions Directions: ​
Please read pages 1­10 silently to yourselves. Then, answer the following questions ​
in complete sentences. ​
When finished, please place in your folder. 1. How did Barbara Ehrenreich come up with the idea for this book? 2. What was Barbara’s financial status as a child and as a married woman? 3. Provide the statistic given from the National Coalition for the Homeless in 1998. 4. How did Barbara overcome her hesitation with the project? 5. What were Barbara's rules for herself? 6. Provide an example of when Barbara broke the rules. 7. How did Barbara describe herself to potential employers? VHS | 2015­2015 8. What time of “reassuring limits” did Barbara have? 9. What did Barbara identify as her objective? 10. What advantages did barbara have over other low­wage workers? 11. According to Barbara, what was the only difference between herself and her co­workers?