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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue, chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happened when Hamper was called in to see the guidance counselor at school?
(a) The counselor could only recommend blue-collar jobs.
(b) Hamper hated all the job choices that the counselor presented.
(c) Hamper was too stoned to go.
(d) The counselor could not find a suitable job for him.

3. According to Hamper, why did the nuns not care that he was a poor student?
(a) They cared less about the children of factory workers.
(b) They knew the school would produce many underachievers in exchange for a couple brilliant students.
(c) They were too old to care about much.
(d) Their favorites were the obviously talented kids.

4. What did Hamper discover when he began to write poetry?
(a) He got better grade.
(b) He could escape the monotony of life.
(c) Girls liked him.
(d) The teachers liked him better.

5. What motivated Hamper to make the honor roll during his freshmen year of high school?
(a) An attraction to girls.
(b) A desire to get out of Flint.
(c) A desire not to disappoint his mother.
(d) His dream of becoming an ambulance driver.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hamper's mom hope he'd do once he finished high school?

2. How did management generally run the factory?

3. What was the most significant thing that acid did for Hamper?

4. What was the name of the new school that combined all local Catholic high schools?

5. As Hamper began high school, what was his only plan for his life?

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