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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. How much money did Hamper make painting apartments?
(a) Fifty dollars a day.
(b) Three dollars an hour.
(c) One hundred dollars per apartment.
(d) Seven dollars an hour.

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

3. How was Hamper's new high school significantly different from his old one?
(a) Most of the kids were motivated to get good careers.
(b) Most of the kids were not religious.
(c) Most of the kids were not middle-class.
(d) Most of the kids were middle-class.

4. What did Hamper's mom hope he'd do once he finished high school?
(a) Go to seminary.
(b) Go to business school.
(c) Work at GM.
(d) Join the army.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Hamper's dad often denounce African-Americans?

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

3. Why was Hamper raised as a Catholic?

4. Why did Hamper's parents fight?

5. What was the routine when Joanie visited Hamper's house?

(see the answer key)

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