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

2. What job did Hamper get after he quit painting?
(a) Salesman.
(b) Janitor.
(c) No job.
(d) Shoprat.

3. How did Hamper and Dave Steel initially bond?
(a) They worked next to each other on the assembly line.
(b) Over Hamper's article that rock music was dead.
(c) Hamper invited Dave for a drink.
(d) Hamper asked Dave why he stood up to the supervisor.

4. What was the routine when Joanie visited Hamper's house?
(a) They would feed his siblings and drop acid.
(b) They would feed his siblings and make love in the living room.
(c) They would feed his siblings and do homework.
(d) They would ignore his siblings and make love in the living room.

5. What was the primary reason that Henry Jackson, the supervisor, hated Dave?
(a) Dave was more intelligent than Henry.
(b) They had been competitive with each other since high school.
(c) Dave was not afraid to stand up to him.
(d) Dave wanted his job.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the subject matter of Dave and Hamper's "shopera" (pg 195)

2. When did Hamper's first breakdown occur?

3. What happened as the Rivet Line began to build army trucks?

4. Where did Lightnin' sleep during every work shift?

5. When did Hamper's great-grandfather begin working in the car factory?

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