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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Hamper hate more than anything?
(a) Not getting paid enough.
(b) Having to work the swing shift.
(c) The minute hand on the clock.
(d) General Motors itself.

2. Why did GM not hire Hamper when he wanted to apply?
(a) They did not want to hire any more Hampers.
(b) He had to be twenty-one to work there.
(c) He did not have good job references.
(d) During the recession, the factory wasn't hiring.

3. What two classes did Hamper pass in junior high?
(a) Music and Math.
(b) Religion and Science.
(c) Science and History.
(d) Music and Gym.

4. What was the trickiest part of doubling-up, as Hamper and Dale did?
(a) Explaining your partner's absence to the supervisor.
(b) Punching in.
(c) Punching out.
(d) Keeping up to speed.

5. How long did Hamper work before being laid off for the first time?
(a) Five years.
(b) One year.
(c) Four years.
(d) Two years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hamper think was Dan-O's most amusing prank?

2. What did Roy eventually do to his pet mouse?

3. What machine did Hamper operate in the Cab Shop?

4. In the summer and fall of 1977, how many hours a day did Hamper work?

5. What car part did Hamper's father install at the factory?

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