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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Hamper moved into his mother's basement, what did he think would save his marriage to Joanie?
(a) Being faithful to her.
(b) Drinking less.
(c) Earning lots of money at GM.
(d) Taking care of their daughter more.

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. What happened when Hamper was called in to see the guidance counselor at school?
(a) The counselor could only recommend blue-collar jobs.
(b) Hamper was too stoned to go.
(c) Hamper hated all the job choices that the counselor presented.
(d) The counselor could not find a suitable job for him.

4. When a would-be employee arrived late and was rejected, what did he do?
(a) Cursed the men who had arrived on time.
(b) Left in silence.
(c) Cried.
(d) Yelled at the supervisor.

5. What did Hamper find most irritating about the message board?
(a) It flashed a shade of orange that he hated.
(b) It was directly in his line of vision.
(c) He could not read one message before it changed to the next.
(d) It only told him uninteresting stuff he already knew.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two different personalities did Hank exhibit?

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

3. Why did Hamper never beat his dad up when he was being lectured?

4. What was the primary reason that Henry Jackson, the supervisor, hated Dave?

5. What racket did Louie have going at work?

(see the answer key)

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