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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 10, why did Moore not want to move to San Francisco?
(a) He hated change.
(b) He hated California.
(c) He was hesitant about the career move.
(d) He loved Flint.

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

3. As Hamper discovered late one morning, approximately how many employees did GM plan to lay off?
(a) 20,000.
(b) 3000.
(c) 7500.
(d) 30,000.

4. 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.

5. Why was the Good Times Lounge lawsuit dropped?
(a) The judge threatened to throw out the case.
(b) The owner realized he could not win the case.
(c) Moore negotiated an out-of-court settlement.
(d) The owner moved to Alaska.

6. What tattoo did Doug, the steering gear man, have on his arm?
(a) His wife's name in blue ink.
(b) A rodent with the word "shop-rat" above it.
(c) A half-naked girl.
(d) The date he began working at GM in 1976.

7. Why was Jackson afraid of Hamper?
(a) He thought Hamper might beat him up some time.
(b) He thought Hamper would write about him in an article.
(c) He thought Hamper could instigate a rebellion among the workers.
(d) Hamper had blackmail material involving Jackson's drug habit.

8. While visiting the factory, what did Moore really want to do?
(a) Talk to all Hamper's coworkers.
(b) Talk to Howie Makem.
(c) Hit a couple rivets.
(d) Drink a beer with the guys.

9. Why did Hamper think that Moore's car would be destroyed at the GM factory?
(a) Moore drove a Chevy.
(b) White collar professionals were not treated kindly at the factory.
(c) Moore drove a Honda.
(d) The factory workers were eager for a fight.

10. 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 didn't care as long as the work was getting done.
(c) He just didn't want to know where they went.
(d) He did not know they left.

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

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

13. Why did Hamper want to wear the Howie costume head?
(a) He wanted a Halloween costume.
(b) He wanted to prove that Howie was not real.
(c) He wanted to be the quantity control mascot.
(d) He wanted to prove he could break into any locked room.

14. To what did Hamper compare Dave's styled hair?
(a) The Eiffel Tower.
(b) An old woman's nightmare.
(c) A defective suburban.
(d) An exotic bird.

15. According to Hamper in Chapter 10, why did GM not allow the NBC film crew into the factory?
(a) Hamper had already used his favors to get The Wall Street Journal writer in.
(b) GM had strict publicity rules.
(c) GM did not trust anything Hamper wanted to do.
(d) GM believed any creativity came from a flawed mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when Hamper wanted to get out of his move to Pontiac

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

3. Why does Hamper want to avoid his grandfather at the family reunion?

4. As Hamper begins Chapter Five, what does he think is the worst part of unemployment?

5. Why did Hamper not want to write about being a shop-rat, in an article for the Flint Voice?

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