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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. What happened one day when Hamper left journalism class on drugs?
(a) He could not figure out how to turn the car on.
(b) He drove the wrong car out of the parking lot.
(c) He hit a parked car.
(d) He hit a tuba player in the marching band.

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

3. What was the job Hamper first wanted to have?
(a) Ambulance driver.
(b) Factory worker.
(c) Airline pilot.
(d) Construction worker.

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

5. What was the most significant thing that acid did for Hamper?
(a) Turned everything purple.
(b) Destroyed reality.
(c) Gave him a bad attitude.
(d) Made him happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money did Hamper make painting apartments?

2. When did Hamper's great-grandfather begin working in the car factory?

3. Why was Hamper's mom the primary breadwinner in the family?

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

5. Why did Hamper's dad often denounce African-Americans?

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