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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 9-10, Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Howie do when he began touring the factory again?
(a) Became the butt of everyone's jokes.
(b) Bounded around to check the quality of people's work.
(c) Walked slowly and did not interact with the employees.
(d) Inspired confidence like he had done before.

2. Why did GM not hire Hamper when he wanted to apply?
(a) During the recession, the factory wasn't hiring.
(b) They did not want to hire any more Hampers.
(c) He did not have good job references.
(d) He had to be twenty-one to work there.

3. When did GM schedule an applicant for a physical?
(a) When the applicant's background check showed drug involvement.
(b) When the applicant didn't look healthy.
(c) When they planned to put him to work immediately.
(d) When the application had been processed.

4. How did the assembly-line workers originally run their radio?
(a) By tuning into the factory loudspeaker.
(b) With a car battery.
(c) With 9-volt batteries.
(d) By plugging into a factory outlet.

5. Why was Jackson afraid of Hamper?
(a) He thought Hamper might beat him up some time.
(b) He thought Hamper could instigate a rebellion among the workers.
(c) He thought Hamper would write about him in an article.
(d) Hamper had blackmail material involving Jackson's drug habit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Hamper familiar with Michael Moore?

2. What was the name of the new school that combined all local Catholic high schools?

3. When a would-be employee arrived late and was rejected, what did he do?

4. How did Hamper's supervisor feel when he needed to leave work early because of his breakdown?

5. At the beginning of Chapter Two, what religiously-loaded term did Hamper use to describe Flint?

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