Rivethead: Tales from the Assembly Line Study Questions & Topics for Discussion

Rivethead: Tales from the Assembly Line Topics for Discussion

How do you think Mrs. Hamper managed to make ends meet considering Mr. Hamper's incessant aversion to work and frequent disappearances?

What might have happened if the management at the General Motors factory had banned the Dead Rock Stars? How do you think Hamper, Hogjaw and the others would react?

How do you think the story would have changed if Hamper had stayed married? Would the marriage have affected Hamper's writing career? Explain.

How might things have been different if Moore had not gone to California to work at Mother Jones? What if Moore had not been terminated?

Early in the book, Hamper shares his religious upbringing as a strict Catholic. Catholics do not believe in birth control or divorce. Why do you think Hamper's mother decided to divorce Hamper II if it was against her religion?

Hamper III swore up and down that he would not become like his...
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