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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Roy smoke pot during his lunch breaks?
(a) Hamper gave it to him.
(b) To numb the monotony of his job.
(c) To stop caring about his life.
(d) He was addicted.

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

3. In the summer and fall of 1977, how many hours a day did Hamper work?
(a) Nine.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Eight.

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

5. When did Hamper's great-grandfather begin working in the car factory?
(a) 1905.
(b) 1910.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1930.

6. What was the most significant thing that acid did for Hamper?
(a) Turned everything purple.
(b) Made him happy.
(c) Gave him a bad attitude.
(d) Destroyed reality.

7. What happened when Hamper was called in to see the guidance counselor at school?
(a) Hamper was too stoned to go.
(b) The counselor could not find a suitable job for him.
(c) Hamper hated all the job choices that the counselor presented.
(d) The counselor could only recommend blue-collar jobs.

8. Why did Hamper and Mike come to hate their fathers?
(a) Their fathers were unreliable.
(b) Their fathers were stuck in a rut.
(c) Their fathers were shop-rats.
(d) Their fathers were drunkards.

9. What motivated Hamper to make the honor roll during his freshmen year of high school?
(a) His dream of becoming an ambulance driver.
(b) A desire to get out of Flint.
(c) An attraction to girls.
(d) A desire not to disappoint his mother.

10. Why did GM not hire Hamper when he wanted to apply?
(a) They did not want to hire any more Hampers.
(b) During the recession, the factory wasn't hiring.
(c) He had to be twenty-one to work there.
(d) He did not have good job references.

11. During the pre-work physical, what did Hamper do against his better judgment?
(a) Lied about his medical history.
(b) Asked for the nurse's phone number.
(c) Sold his urine to the man ahead of him in line.
(d) Pretended to be sick so he would have another week of freedom.

12. What car part did Hamper's father install at the factory?
(a) The wheel rivets.
(b) The bumper.
(c) The windshield.
(d) The dash wires.

13. What was the routine when Joanie visited Hamper's house?
(a) They would feed his siblings and do homework.
(b) They would ignore his siblings and make love in the living room.
(c) They would feed his siblings and make love in the living room.
(d) They would feed his siblings and drop acid.

14. What did Roy eventually do to his pet mouse?
(a) Stepped on it.
(b) Incinerated it with the welder's torch.
(c) Set it free from the cardboard box.
(d) Trapped it in the wheel well he was constructing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Glen's dream job?

2. Why was Robert often angry when he got his check?

3. Why did Hamper fight the career trend toward the GM factory?

4. During his first stint at GM, what part of the cars did Hamper work on?

5. How did management generally run the factory?

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