2. How long did Hamper work before being laid off for the first time?
(a) Two years.
(b) Four years.
(c) Five years.
(d) One year.

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

4. Why, primarily, did GM management not crack down on the employees' drinking during work?
(a) Management did not realize the employees were drinking at work.
(b) As long as production continued, they didn't care.
(c) Management drank as much at work as the shop-rats did.
(d) It was too much work to police every employee.

5. Why was Robert often angry when he got his check?
(a) Half the check went to pay his wife's expensive clothes.
(b) He wasn't getting paid what he thought he was worth.
(c) Most of it went to pay for the college education he wasn't using.
(d) Most of it went to child support.

6. How much time was required for an employee to secure his job at GM?
(a) Seven days.
(b) Six months.
(c) Ninety days.
(d) Thirty days.

7. When Hamper's dad left, what was the only information his family had?
(a) That he took the last can of beer with him.
(b) That he was headed for Indiana.
(c) That he was somewhere in southern Florida with a bartender.
(d) That he planned to be back before Christmas.

8. Why did Joanie and Hamper get married when she became pregnant?
(a) They were finally eighteen and able to make their own decisions.
(b) They loved each other.
(c) Hamper wanted to escape his mother's home.
(d) Abortion and adoption were unheard-of in their religious circle.

9. When a would-be employee arrived late and was rejected, what did he do?
(a) Cried.
(b) Cursed the men who had arrived on time.
(c) Yelled at the supervisor.
(d) Left in silence.

10. How did management generally run the factory?
(a) Any employee who's a favorite can do whatever he wants.
(b) Hear no evil, see no evil.
(c) Follow the letter of the law but not necessarily the spirit.
(d) Every rule must be followed completely.

11. Why was Hamper's mom the primary breadwinner in the family?
(a) His mom had better job skills than his dad did.
(b) His dad didn't hold down a job very long.
(c) His mom preferred to work as stay home.
(d) His dad was frequently in jail.

12. What day was Hamper finally called in to work at the car factory?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Monday.

13. At the beginning of Chapter Two, what religiously-loaded term did Hamper use to describe Flint?
(a) Greaseball Mecca.
(b) Hitching-post Heaven.
(c) The Automotive Temple.
(d) God's Factory.

14. Oftentimes, when was a woman placed on the assembly line?
(a) When management had no one else to do the job.
(b) When the work was easy.
(c) When the previous two workers had been seen doubling up their tasks.
(d) Whenever she wanted because there was no gender difference.

15. What was Roy's plan for his job?
(a) Work for thirty years so he could have a good retirement plan.
(b) Work hard and move into management.
(c) Work ninety days and then get workman's compensation.
(d) Work just enough to keep his job.