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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 happened one day when Hamper left journalism class on drugs?
(a) He drove the wrong car out of the parking lot.
(b) He could not figure out how to turn the car on.
(c) He hit a tuba player in the marching band.
(d) He hit a parked car.

2. Why did Hamper like spending time at Joanie's house?
(a) Her siblings were well-behaved.
(b) She had no siblings.
(c) Her mother cooked great food.
(d) Her father was friendly and fair.

3. Why did Hamper's dad yell at him for his bad grades?
(a) He cared about achieving more and looking better than the neighbors.
(b) He wanted his son to avoid the life of a factory worker.
(c) Education was important to him.
(d) He wanted his wife to be proud of all their kids.

4. 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 had plenty of time to study while babysitting his younger siblings.
(c) His father was intimidating him into getting good grades.
(d) He was still motivated from his freshman year.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why was Hamper raised as a Catholic?

4. According to Hamper's theory, why did the shop-rats listen to that kind of music?

5. Why did Hamper's parents fight?

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