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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 car part did Hamper's father install at the factory?
(a) The windshield.
(b) The wheel rivets.
(c) The bumper.
(d) The dash wires.

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

3. While painting apartments, why did Hamper become friends with Glen?
(a) They were in identical situations.
(b) Glen lived in the building.
(c) Glen often stopped by to say hi.
(d) Their wives had been friends for several months.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During his sophomore year of high school, what did Hamper name his rather large collection of poems?

2. How did management generally run the factory?

3. How did the assembly-line workers originally run their radio?

4. What did Hamper discover when he began to write poetry?

5. How did Hamper's maternal grandfather live?

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