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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. Why did Joanie and Hamper get married when she became pregnant?
(a) They loved each other.
(b) Hamper wanted to escape his mother's home.
(c) They were finally eighteen and able to make their own decisions.
(d) Abortion and adoption were unheard-of in their religious circle.

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

3. According to Hamper, what percentage of Flint was linked to the auto factories?
(a) 10.
(b) 66.5.
(c) 50.
(d) 23.5.

4. What was Glen's dream job?
(a) Painting apartments.
(b) Owning his own restaurant.
(c) Being a rock'n'roll legend.
(d) Working at the GM factory.

5. During his sophomore year of high school, what did Hamper name his rather large collection of poems?
(a) "Under the Table."
(b) "Hammered After Four."
(c) "Thoughts of the Crocodile."
(d) "Intestines of a Balloon."

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hamper's mom hope he'd do once he finished high school?

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

3. While painting apartments, why did Hamper become friends with Glen?

4. When Hamper's dad left, what was the only information his family had?

5. What did Hamper discover when he began to write poetry?

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