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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was Hamper's new high school significantly different from his old one?
(a) Most of the kids were not middle-class.
(b) Most of the kids were not religious.
(c) Most of the kids were motivated to get good careers.
(d) Most of the kids were middle-class.

2. What did Franklin write on napkins and bits of paper?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Bible verses.
(c) Hate letters.
(d) Magazine articles.

3. As Hamper begins Chapter Five, what does he think is the worst part of unemployment?
(a) The unemployment line.
(b) No job security.
(c) His mother hassling him to get a job.
(d) Less money.

4. According to Hamper's theory, why did the shop-rats listen to that kind of music?
(a) It's the music they grew up with.
(b) It's redundant and predictable like their work.
(c) It's the only station their radio can pick up.
(d) It's the music their fathers always listened to.

5. What happened as the Rivet Line began to build army trucks?
(a) The trucks took twice as long to build as the regular suburbans.
(b) The trucks took less time to build than the suburbans did.
(c) They were constantly missing pieces.
(d) The men learned very slowly how to build the trucks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the new school that combined all local Catholic high schools?

2. Why did Hamper begin writing?

3. What tattoo did Doug, the steering gear man, have on his arm?

4. What nearby bar did Hamper and his coworkers often go to after work?

5. What job did Hamper get after he quit painting?

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