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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At work, what did Dan-O like to do?
(a) Play practical jokes.
(b) Read.
(c) Drink beer.
(d) Sleep.

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

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

4. What was the most significant thing that acid did for Hamper?
(a) Gave him a bad attitude.
(b) Made him happy.
(c) Turned everything purple.
(d) Destroyed reality.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Hamper work before being laid off for the first time?

2. Why did Hamper's dad yell at him for his bad grades?

3. What music did Hamper and his coworkers listen to at work?

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

5. During his first day of work, before he learned Roy's name, what nickname did Hamper give him?

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