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

2. Why did Hamper fight the career trend toward the GM factory?
(a) He had bigger dreams than the factory.
(b) He'd known since tenth grade that he would work there.
(c) He wanted to spite Joanie by staying lazy and poor.
(d) He didn't want to do anything the way his father had.

3. Why was Hamper reinstated as a student in the school?
(a) He turned in a written apology.
(b) He promised not to break any more school rules until graduation.
(c) He promised to provide drugs to the principal.
(d) His mother pleaded for the school to take him back.

4. How many children did Hamper's parents have?
(a) Seven.
(b) Eight.
(c) Three.
(d) Ten.

5. How did Hamper's supervisor feel when he needed to leave work early because of his breakdown?
(a) Hamper was too stressed to notice the supervisor's response.
(b) The supervisor said he didn't believe Hamper.
(c) The supervisor was highly concerned.
(d) The supervisor was angry at being shorthanded.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the summer and fall of 1977, how many hours a day did Hamper work?

2. Why did Hamper refuse to enroll in an outpatient mental health center?

3. What was the subject matter of Dave and Hamper's "shopera" (pg 195)

4. Why does Hamper want to avoid his grandfather at the family reunion?

5. What day was Hamper finally called in to work at the car factory?

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