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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After four months on the Rivet Line, how did Hamper feel?
(a) That he was getting bored.
(b) That he deserved to move to a better job within the company.
(c) That he had fulfilled his destiny in life.
(d) That he would go crazy if he didn't escape.

3. Paul took over Janice's job on the Rivet Line; where had he worked before?
(a) 7-Eleven.
(b) The body shop.
(c) The tailgate line.
(d) The foundry.

4. What fear did Dr. Kilaru diagnose Hamper with?
(a) Agoraphobia.
(b) Claustrophobia.
(c) Homophobia.
(d) Xenophobia.

5. How did Hamper and Dave Steel initially bond?
(a) Hamper asked Dave why he stood up to the supervisor.
(b) Hamper invited Dave for a drink.
(c) Over Hamper's article that rock music was dead.
(d) They worked next to each other on the assembly line.

6. Why did Hamper change his mind about filming at Mark's Lounge?
(a) Two waitresses were attacked there the night before.
(b) The lounge burned down 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.

7. What was Dave's attitude toward humanity?
(a) He ignored people.
(b) He disliked everyone, often including Hamper.
(c) He was sociable and outgoing.
(d) He liked people only if they benefited him directly.

8. What was the primary reason that Henry Jackson, the supervisor, hated Dave?
(a) They had been competitive with each other since high school.
(b) Dave was not afraid to stand up to him.
(c) Dave was more intelligent than Henry.
(d) Dave wanted his job.

9. How much time passed between Hamper's first breakdown and his second?
(a) Eight hours.
(b) A week.
(c) Five days.
(d) Two days.

10. If a person had to wait in the chairs along the edges of the unemployment office, what did Hamper recommend that he do?
(a) Call his wife to say he'd be home the following Tuesday.
(b) Come back another day.
(c) Cause a scene so he'd be put at the front of the line.
(d) Put a stop on his mail delivery.

11. Why was Hamper familiar with Michael Moore?
(a) Moore was always causing political disturbances.
(b) They had discovered at a family reunion that they were second cousins.
(c) Moore had worked at GM for eight years.
(d) They had gone to high school together.

12. What job did Jan, Hamper's second wife, have?
(a) Shoprat.
(b) Bank clerk.
(c) News anchor.
(d) Teacher.

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

14. Who did Bob-A-Lou marry?
(a) The cafeteria cashier.
(b) Hamper's cousin.
(c) A woman who worked in the Finishing Line at GM.
(d) A woman in the Philippines.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Gino moved from his position as supervisor on the Rivet Line?

2. What did Howie do when he began touring the factory again?

3. Why did Hamper begin writing?

4. What did Hamper find most irritating about the message board?

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

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