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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who did Denny and Hamper listen to during their one elusively magical lunch break (pg 58)?
(a) Lesley Gore.
(b) The Eagles.
(c) Sister Edward Irene.
(d) Lynyrd Skynyrd.

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

4. How much money did Hamper make painting apartments?
(a) Seven dollars an hour.
(b) One hundred dollars per apartment.
(c) Three dollars an hour.
(d) Fifty dollars a day.

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

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

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

8. Why did Hamper like spending time at Joanie's house?
(a) She had no siblings.
(b) Her siblings were well-behaved.
(c) Her father was friendly and fair.
(d) Her mother cooked great food.

9. When Hamper moved into his mother's basement, what did he think would save his marriage to Joanie?
(a) Being faithful to her.
(b) Earning lots of money at GM.
(c) Taking care of their daughter more.
(d) Drinking less.

10. How many siblings did Joanie have?
(a) None.
(b) Two.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Eight.

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

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

13. During his first stint at GM, what part of the cars did Hamper work on?
(a) Bumpers.
(b) Dashboard interiors.
(c) Windshields.
(d) Rear wheel wells.

14. What plans did Hamper and Dale have together for their careers?
(a) Move up into management.
(b) Stay in their tasks for thirty years.
(c) Gradually move into a less demanding assembly line.
(d) Get injured and earn disability pay most of their lives.

15. Why was Hamper reinstated as a student in the school?
(a) He promised not to break any more school rules until graduation.
(b) He turned in a written apology.
(c) He promised to provide drugs to the principal.
(d) His mother pleaded for the school to take him back.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job did Hamper get after he quit painting?

2. At the factory, when was the most popular time to drink?

3. What was the job Hamper first wanted to have?

4. According to Hamper, why did the nuns not care that he was a poor student?

5. How had Hamper imagined his father's work before he saw it?

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