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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. What machine did Hamper operate in the Cab Shop?
(a) A sealer.
(b) A mig-welder.
(c) A hammer.
(d) A spot-welder.

2. What did Hamper remember about his interview for the Mother Jones cover story?
(a) The interviewer nearly fell out of his chair laughing.
(b) Nothing.
(c) He told only one off-color joke.
(d) The cameramen laughed so hard that their cameras shook.

3. At the beginning of Chapter Six, as Hamper explains, what do the rednecks on the Rivet Line collect?
(a) Banana stickers.
(b) Broken rivet heads.
(c) Beer caps.
(d) Sick days.

4. 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 middle-class.
(c) Most of the kids were not middle-class.
(d) Most of the kids were not religious.

5. Why did Hamper cringe at the idea of Bob-A-Lou in love with the cafeteria cashier?
(a) He was hoping to set Bob-A-Lou up with his cousin.
(b) He thought Bob-A-Lou could do better than her.
(c) The cashier was slutty and Bob-A-Lou was a hopeless romantic.
(d) Bob-A-Lou was too jaded for the sweet cashier.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Hamper grow up in a neighborhood of houses that all look alike?

2. How did Hamper and Dave Steel initially bond?

3. As told in Chapter Four, how much money did Hamper make while working at the factory?

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

5. Why was it difficult to get a visitor's pass for Alex, the reporter from The Wall Street Journal?

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