Nickel and Dimed: on (Not) Getting by in America BARBARA

question 46

Multiple Choice

Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America BARBARA EHRENREICH
-What job did Ehrenreich plan not to do, but ended up doing?

• A) hotel clerk
• B) waitress
• C) private security guard
• D) teacher's aid in a classroom
• E) door-to-door retail cosmetic salesperson

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Definitions:

Open Account

A credit arrangement where goods or services are provided to a customer with the understanding that the customer will pay the supplier at a later date.

Note Written

A formally documented obligation in which one party promises to pay another party a predetermined sum of money at a specified date.

Interest-Bearing Note

A debt instrument that pays interest at a predetermined rate to the holder, typically issued in exchange for a loan or credit extended to the borrower.

Maturity Value

The amount that is due at the maturity or due date of a note.