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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 9-10, Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As told in Chapter Four, how much money did Hamper make while working at the factory?
(a) $9.82 an hour.
(b) $12.82 an hour.
(c) $15.33 an hour.
(d) $200 a shift.

2. What happened as the Rivet Line began to build army trucks?
(a) The trucks took twice as long to build as the regular suburbans.
(b) They were constantly missing pieces.
(c) The trucks took less time to build than the suburbans did.
(d) The men learned very slowly how to build the trucks.

3. As Hamper discovered late one morning, approximately how many employees did GM plan to lay off?
(a) 7500.
(b) 3000.
(c) 30,000.
(d) 20,000.

4. How had Hamper imagined his father's work before he saw it?
(a) His dad built each car from a kit.
(b) There weren't any loud machines.
(c) Half the employees were women.
(d) The workplace was cleaner.

5. Why did Hamper make the honor roll his sophomore year of high school?
(a) He had plenty of time to study while babysitting his younger siblings.
(b) He was still motivated from his freshman year.
(c) He decided he never wanted to work in a factory.
(d) His father was intimidating him into getting good grades.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the compromise that allowed Alex into the factory?

2. How did Hamper prepare for his interview for the Mother Jones cover story?

3. Why did Hamper begin writing?

4. What did Hamper and Joanie name their baby daughter?

5. If a person had to wait in the chairs along the edges of the unemployment office, what did Hamper recommend that he do?

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