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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 was Hamper's opinion of coffee?
(a) Good but not strong enough.
(b) Just as good as beer.
(c) Only one cup a day.
(d) Terrible stuff.

2. How did the assembly-line workers originally run their radio?
(a) By tuning into the factory loudspeaker.
(b) With 9-volt batteries.
(c) By plugging into a factory outlet.
(d) With a car battery.

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

4. Why was Hamper given a $2,700 check?
(a) Bonus from a bill Jimmy Carter had put through.
(b) Bonus for restarting his job at GM.
(c) Incentive to come back to work at GM, since he was already trained.
(d) Disability payment because he had injured his back at work.

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) His father was intimidating him into getting good grades.
(c) He decided he never wanted to work in a factory.
(d) He was still motivated from his freshman year.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Hamper's advice for working thirty years in the factory?

3. What happened as the Rivet Line began to build army trucks?

4. At the beginning of Chapter Four, when Hamper and Bob-A-Lou went to the "State of the Factory" address, what were they given?

5. What was the subject matter of Dave and Hamper's "shopera" (pg 195)

(see the answer key)

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