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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Hamper and Joanie name their baby daughter?
(a) Sonya.
(b) Sandra.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Sylvia.

2. Where did Lightnin' sleep during every work shift?
(a) Leaning against the wall in the men's bathroom.
(b) Sitting in the stairwell by the locker room.
(c) Lying in a box by the Finishing Line.
(d) Lying on a cafeteria bench.

3. How did management generally run the factory?
(a) Follow the letter of the law but not necessarily the spirit.
(b) Every rule must be followed completely.
(c) Hear no evil, see no evil.
(d) Any employee who's a favorite can do whatever he wants.

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

5. In the summer and fall of 1977, how many hours a day did Hamper work?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Nine.
(c) Eight.
(d) Fourteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter Three, what reason did Hamper give that Joanie was unhappy in their marriage?

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

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

4. How many siblings did Joanie have?

5. Why did Hamper make the honor roll his sophomore year of high school?

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