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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Approximately how long was Hamper unemployed before being called back to work?
(a) Six months.
(b) Three months.
(c) A year.
(d) Nine months.

2. 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 parked car.
(d) He hit a tuba player in the marching band.

3. As Hamper begins Chapter Five, what does he think is the worst part of unemployment?
(a) The unemployment line.
(b) Less money.
(c) His mother hassling him to get a job.
(d) No job security.

4. Where did Lightnin' sleep during every work shift?
(a) Leaning against the wall in the men's bathroom.
(b) Lying in a box by the Finishing Line.
(c) Sitting in the stairwell by the locker room.
(d) Lying on a cafeteria bench.

5. What tattoo did Doug, the steering gear man, have on his arm?
(a) The date he began working at GM in 1976.
(b) A half-naked girl.
(c) His wife's name in blue ink.
(d) A rodent with the word "shop-rat" above it.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a would-be employee arrived late and was rejected, what did he do?

2. What did Hamper do when people criticized him for drinking on the job?

3. What was Hamper's problem with his job on the axle line?

4. What job did Hamper get after he quit painting?

5. According to Hamper, what percentage of Flint was linked to the auto factories?

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