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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Hamper was a child, why were his friends amused by his dad?
(a) Because his dad loved to entertain kids.
(b) Because his dad always gave them an allowance too.
(c) Because their dads were sober and hard-working.
(d) Because his dad told good stories.

2. What plans did Hamper and Dale have together for their careers?
(a) Get injured and earn disability pay most of their lives.
(b) Move up into management.
(c) Gradually move into a less demanding assembly line.
(d) Stay in their tasks for thirty years.

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

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

5. At the factory, when was the most popular time to drink?
(a) During the lunch break.
(b) Any time the person was on the clock.
(c) Right before coming to work.
(d) While standing at the assembly line.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Brown hung around in the Cab Shop, what did he do?

2. Why, primarily, did GM management not crack down on the employees' drinking during work?

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

4. Why did Hamper's parents fight?

5. What was the trickiest part of doubling-up, as Hamper and Dale did?

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