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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue, chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter Two, what religiously-loaded term did Hamper use to describe Flint?
(a) The Automotive Temple.
(b) God's Factory.
(c) Hitching-post Heaven.
(d) Greaseball Mecca.

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

3. When Hamper was a child, why were his friends amused by his dad?
(a) Because their dads were sober and hard-working.
(b) Because his dad always gave them an allowance too.
(c) Because his dad told good stories.
(d) Because his dad loved to entertain kids.

4. Why did Hamper and Mike come to hate their fathers?
(a) Their fathers were stuck in a rut.
(b) Their fathers were drunkards.
(c) Their fathers were shop-rats.
(d) Their fathers were unreliable.

5. Why did Hamper's dad often denounce African-Americans?
(a) He wanted to raise his children to be white supremacists.
(b) He had an on-going feud with an African-American man at work.
(c) He wanted to deflect his guilt onto someone else.
(d) He was genuinely racist.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Hamper began high school, what was his only plan for his life?

2. Why did Hamper like spending time at Joanie's house?

3. How had Hamper imagined his father's work before he saw it?

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

5. According to Hamper, why did the nuns not care that he was a poor student?

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