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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 music did Hamper and his coworkers listen to at work?
(a) Top 40's.
(b) Classic rock.
(c) Oldies.
(d) Country.

2. Why did Hamper's dad often denounce African-Americans?
(a) He was genuinely racist.
(b) He wanted to raise his children to be white supremacists.
(c) He had an on-going feud with an African-American man at work.
(d) He wanted to deflect his guilt onto someone else.

3. During his sophomore year of high school, what did Hamper name his rather large collection of poems?
(a) "Hammered After Four."
(b) "Thoughts of the Crocodile."
(c) "Under the Table."
(d) "Intestines of a Balloon."

4. How did Hamper's maternal grandfather live?
(a) He was punctual to work and drunk all weekend.
(b) He had trouble holding down a job.
(c) He was late for work and constantly drunk.
(d) He was punctual for work and barely drank.

5. Why did Hamper make the honor roll his sophomore year of high school?
(a) He decided he never wanted to work in a factory.
(b) He was still motivated from his freshman year.
(c) He had plenty of time to study while babysitting his younger siblings.
(d) His father was intimidating him into getting good grades.

Short Answer Questions

1. How had Hamper imagined his father's work before he saw it?

2. Why did Hamper never beat his dad up when he was being lectured?

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

4. According to Hamper, why did the nuns not care that he was a poor student?

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

(see the answer key)

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