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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. How long did Hamper work before being laid off for the first time?
(a) One year.
(b) Four years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Two years.

2. What racket did Louie have going at work?
(a) Secretly selling cigarettes down the assembly line.
(b) Making rookies do all his work for him.
(c) Secretly selling alcohol down the assembly line.
(d) Getting paid for forty hours when he worked thirty.

3. As he drove home during his breakdown, what did Hamper think he saw?
(a) His car's soul.
(b) The Grand Canyon.
(c) Insects and frogs.
(d) Cows driving cars.

4. What car part did Hamper's father install at the factory?
(a) The dash wires.
(b) The windshield.
(c) The wheel rivets.
(d) The bumper.

5. Why was Hamper given a $2,700 check?
(a) Bonus for restarting his job at GM.
(b) Bonus from a bill Jimmy Carter had put through.
(c) Incentive to come back to work at GM, since he was already trained.
(d) Disability payment because he had injured his back at work.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happened when Hamper wanted to get out of his move to Pontiac

3. How was Hamper's new high school significantly different from his old one?

4. What did Hamper do when people criticized him for drinking on the job?

5. How did Hamper prepare for his interview for the Mother Jones cover story?

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