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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 9-10, Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What incentive did management offer if the assembly line kept the quality high?
(a) A gift card to the local grocery store.
(b) A new Ford truck.
(c) An extra day of vacation.
(d) A personal drinking glass.

3. Why did Hamper and Mike come to hate their fathers?
(a) Their fathers were stuck in a rut.
(b) Their fathers were drunkards.
(c) Their fathers were shop-rats.
(d) Their fathers were unreliable.

4. When did Hamper experience his last breakdown?
(a) February 1992.
(b) November 1995.
(c) April 1988.
(d) June 1990.

5. At the beginning of Chapter Six, as Hamper explains, what do the rednecks on the Rivet Line collect?
(a) Sick days.
(b) Beer caps.
(c) Broken rivet heads.
(d) Banana stickers.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Hamper, what percentage of Flint was linked to the auto factories?

2. At the beginning of Chapter Two, what religiously-loaded term did Hamper use to describe Flint?

3. How old was Hamper the first time he went to a car factory?

4. Why did Hamper like spending time at Joanie's house?

5. Why did absenteeism increase greatly on Fridays?

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