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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. If a person had to wait in the chairs along the edges of the unemployment office, what did Hamper recommend that he do?
(a) Call his wife to say he'd be home the following Tuesday.
(b) Cause a scene so he'd be put at the front of the line.
(c) Come back another day.
(d) Put a stop on his mail delivery.

2. Why did Hamper not stay with Mother Jones when Moore was fired?
(a) He was not being paid enough money.
(b) He felt a great loyalty to Moore.
(c) He did not trust the new editor.
(d) He was tired of cranking out articles.

3. What happened when Hamper wanted to get out of his move to Pontiac
(a) GM would not let him out of a signed contract.
(b) He was told he'd have to see if his job would still remain in two years.
(c) The union representative said he would pull some strings so he could stay.
(d) He was fired immediately.

4. When Hamper moved into his mother's basement, what did he think would save his marriage to Joanie?
(a) Taking care of their daughter more.
(b) Drinking less.
(c) Being faithful to her.
(d) Earning lots of money at GM.

5. What did Hamper think was Dan-O's most amusing prank?
(a) The psychedelic porn kaleidoscope.
(b) The charging tarantula trap.
(c) The suburban shuffle.
(d) The crucified wallet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Hamper fight the career trend toward the GM factory?

2. Why did Hamper make the honor roll his sophomore year of high school?

3. Approximately how long was Hamper unemployed before being called back to work?

4. Why did Hamper begin writing?

5. What did Hamper call his "real attraction to David Steel" (pg 98)?

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