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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. Why did absenteeism increase greatly on Fridays?
(a) The work shift was longer on Friday.
(b) Thursday was pay-day.
(c) The work shift was shorter on Friday.
(d) The bosses were even crabbier because they did not want to be there.

2. According to Hamper's theory, why did the shop-rats listen to that kind of music?
(a) It's redundant and predictable like their work.
(b) It's the music their fathers always listened to.
(c) It's the only station their radio can pick up.
(d) It's the music they grew up with.

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

4. What was the plot line of the movie Dave and Hamper planned to film?
(a) The factory as it would stand in one hundred years.
(b) A day in the life of a shop-rat.
(c) The history of the car assembly line.
(d) The deaths of several supervisors.

5. What was Hamper's favorite way to pass time at work?
(a) Play pranks on the men around him.
(b) Laugh at Hank's obvious personality swings.
(c) Chain-smoke Chestertons and get drunk.
(d) Pretend his job was an Olympic event.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Hamper's first breakdown occur?

2. Why did Hamper cringe at the idea of Bob-A-Lou in love with the cafeteria cashier?

3. What was the name of Hamper's first supervisor?

4. Where did Lightnin' sleep during every work shift?

5. What was Hamper's first impression of the crew of men he was called in with the first day?

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