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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the goal of rivet hockey?
(a) To hit a coworker's shins or ankles.
(b) To kick the rivet back and forth as long as possible.
(c) To land a rivet on the rafters.
(d) To kick a rivet into a cardboard box.

2. What was Hamper's problem with his job on the axle line?
(a) He was not strong enough.
(b) He thought he should not work first shift.
(c) He could not figure out the progression.
(d) He was too short.

3. Why did Hamper grow up in a neighborhood of houses that all look alike?
(a) The neighborhood architect didn't have a good imagination.
(b) The neighborhood was built simply to house new factory employees.
(c) The houses were built during a recession when buyers did not have much money.
(d) All Flint residential neighborhoods look the same.

4. What activity did Hamper want to do with Roger Smith, the company president?
(a) Drink beer.
(b) Hike.
(c) Bowl.
(d) Golf.

5. How much money did Hamper make painting apartments?
(a) Fifty dollars a day.
(b) Seven dollars an hour.
(c) Three dollars an hour.
(d) One hundred dollars per apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Inside the auto factory, why was the Cab Shop nicknamed the Jungle?

2. How many children did Hamper's parents have?

3. Who did Bob-A-Lou marry?

4. According to Hamper's theory, why did the shop-rats listen to that kind of music?

5. Approximately how long was Hamper's father gone?

(see the answer key)

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