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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Why did Hamper take a long time learning his job on the Rivet Line?
(a) It was a difficult job.
(b) He was lazy and did not want to learn it.
(c) His coworker didn't know how to train him very well.
(d) He was hoping to be transferred somewhere else.

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

6. 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) The cameramen laughed so hard that their cameras shook.
(d) He told only one off-color joke.

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

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

9. What did Hamper find most irritating about the message board?
(a) He could not read one message before it changed to the next.
(b) It was directly in his line of vision.
(c) It only told him uninteresting stuff he already knew.
(d) It flashed a shade of orange that he hated.

10. What did Howie do when he began touring the factory again?
(a) Inspired confidence like he had done before.
(b) Bounded around to check the quality of people's work.
(c) Walked slowly and did not interact with the employees.
(d) Became the butt of everyone's jokes.

11. Why did Polson, another shop-rat, become angry at Hamper?
(a) Hamper was trying to get a manager position over Polson.
(b) Hamper had written an angry article about the Rivet Line.
(c) Polson could not stand Hamper's pranks at work.
(d) Hamper had written a disparaging article about deer hunting.

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

13. What was the plot line of the movie Dave and Hamper planned to film?
(a) The factory as it would stand in one hundred years.
(b) The deaths of several supervisors.
(c) The history of the car assembly line.
(d) A day in the life of a shop-rat.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first person to call Hamper after The Wall Street Journal article was printed?

2. How did Hamper prepare for his interview for the Mother Jones cover story?

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

4. As Hamper discovered late one morning, approximately how many employees did GM plan to lay off?

5. In pretending that he's competing in the Olympics, who are his opponents?

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