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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Hamper prepare for his interview for the Mother Jones cover story?
(a) Got a haircut and shave at a barbershop.
(b) Reviewed the articles he had written in the past year.
(c) Ate a big dinner and slept eight hours.
(d) Stayed up all night and got drunk.

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

3. What was Hamper's favorite way to pass time at work?
(a) Laugh at Hank's obvious personality swings.
(b) Pretend his job was an Olympic event.
(c) Play pranks on the men around him.
(d) Chain-smoke Chestertons and get drunk.

4. 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.

5. Approximately how long was Hamper unemployed before being called back to work?
(a) A year.
(b) Nine months.
(c) Three months.
(d) Six months.

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

7. What was the subject matter of Dave and Hamper's "shopera" (pg 195)
(a) A shop-rat's life.
(b) Their lives outside the factory walls.
(c) The imagined lives of their supervisors.
(d) Assembly line labor.

8. In general terms, how did Hamper feel as he drove away from GM for the last time?
(a) Nostalgic.
(b) Sad.
(c) Thrilled.
(d) Lucky.

9. Why was it difficult to get a visitor's pass for Alex, the reporter from The Wall Street Journal?
(a) No one knew where Hamper should go to request it.
(b) The request took two weeks to process.
(c) Every department said their hands were tied.
(d) Hamper's supervisor didn't want to give approval for the visit.

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

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

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

13. What was Hamper and Jerry's scheme for getting extra hours (pg 149)?
(a) They'd take a double lunch break.
(b) They'd volunteer to come early but show up at the last minute.
(c) They'd take turns punching each other back into the clock while the other one took a longer lunch.
(d) They'd clean for fifteen minutes and get paid for two hours.

14. As he drove home during his breakdown, what did Hamper think he saw?
(a) Insects and frogs.
(b) The Grand Canyon.
(c) His car's soul.
(d) Cows driving cars.

15. How much money would Hamper make writing articles for Mother Jones?
(a) $2 per word.
(b) $850 per article.
(c) $4000 per year.
(d) $100 per article.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the compromise that allowed Alex into the factory?

2. What was the rationale behind the "shopera" that Dave and Hamper composed?

3. What happened as the Rivet Line began to build army trucks?

4. How did Hamper and Dave Steel initially bond?

5. What activity did Hamper want to do with Roger Smith, the company president?

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