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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Hamper remember about his interview for the Mother Jones cover story?
(a) Nothing.
(b) The interviewer nearly fell out of his chair laughing.
(c) He told only one off-color joke.
(d) The cameramen laughed so hard that their cameras shook.

2. Why was Hamper proud to build a suburban for the celebrity Louise Mandrell?
(a) He hoped to meet her one day.
(b) He adored her music.
(c) He wanted to make her suburban special.
(d) He had never known who bought the vehicles he built.

3. When did Hamper's first breakdown occur?
(a) July 1986.
(b) April 1992.
(c) December 1986.
(d) August 1983.

4. When Hamper had to go into corporate offices to request Alex's visitor pass, why was he nervous?
(a) The offices felt like tombs.
(b) He thought the businessmen would look down on him.
(c) He was never sure how to act.
(d) The buildings were too fancy.

5. Why was Gino moved from his position as supervisor on the Rivet Line?
(a) He had become too friendly with the workers.
(b) His men were turning out poor quality work.
(c) He came to work drunk quite often.
(d) He was not really doing his job anymore.

6. What happened to the man who tried to kill his coworker?
(a) He was charged with attempted murder but not convicted.
(b) He was suspended for two weeks.
(c) He was fired immediately.
(d) He was written up.

7. What happened as the Rivet Line began to build army trucks?
(a) The trucks took less time to build than the suburbans did.
(b) The trucks took twice as long to build as the regular suburbans.
(c) They were constantly missing pieces.
(d) The men learned very slowly how to build the trucks.

8. Why did Hamper refuse to enroll in an outpatient mental health center?
(a) It would have meant drinking less.
(b) He did not have the money for it at the time.
(c) He did not want to just because his doctor insisted on it.
(d) That would mean interacting with people.

9. What victory did Hamper enjoy, though the Olympic gold medal wasn't real?
(a) He was the fastest worker on the Rivet Line.
(b) The clock hand moved a couple more minutes.
(c) He had beaten a personal record for one truck.
(d) He was working ahead so that he could take a break.

10. What was Hamper's advice for working thirty years in the factory?
(a) Try beat the clock.
(b) Set personal goals and try move into management.
(c) Stop thinking.
(d) Drink enough that you stop caring.

11. Why did Hamper change his mind about filming at Mark's Lounge?
(a) The lounge burned down the night before.
(b) Two waitresses were attacked there the night before.
(c) The NBC producers were leery of going there.
(d) He had an argument with Mark and didn't want to go back.

12. What was the supervisor's reaction when Hamper and Paul doubled up their jobs?
(a) He told them to stop doubling up or he'd move one of them off the Rivet Line.
(b) He did not know they left.
(c) He just didn't want to know where they went.
(d) He didn't care as long as the work was getting done.

13. When Hamper is contacted by The Wall Street Journal, what does his boss Gino call the paper?
(a) Harper's Bazaar.
(b) The Walling Journal.
(c) The Water Journal.
(d) The Walleye Journal.

14. Why does Hamper want to avoid his grandfather at the family reunion?
(a) His grandfather would rail him about unemployment benefits.
(b) His grandfather thinks he's his son rather than his grandson.
(c) His grandfather thinks he needs to get another job.
(d) His grandfather never worked as a shoprat so he can't understand Hamper's life.

15. What was the goal of rivet hockey?
(a) To kick the rivet back and forth as long as possible.
(b) To hit a coworker's shins or ankles.
(c) To kick a rivet into a cardboard box.
(d) To land a rivet on the rafters.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Paul injured on the Rivet Line?

2. While reading The Wall Street Journal article, what did Hamper realize?

3. What was Dave's attitude toward humanity?

4. At the beginning of the Epilogue, what sport was Hamper playing?

5. When was Hamper asked for an autograph by an ambitious husband?

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