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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Hamper asked for an autograph by an ambitious husband?
(a) As he was getting into his car to leave the factory.
(b) When he was leaving the factory for the last time.
(c) As he was driving to his mental health group.
(d) When he was hitting rivets during his last shif.

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

3. Why did Hamper not want to write about being a shop-rat, in an article for the Flint Voice?
(a) He thought it would be too much work.
(b) He thought the topic was boring.
(c) He did not want his coworkers to be offended.
(d) He wanted to pretend work was better than it actually was.

4. How was Paul injured on the Rivet Line?
(a) He sliced his arm to the bone.
(b) He tore the tendons and arteries in his right wrist.
(c) He tore the arteries in his left wrist.
(d) He dropped the skid plate on his foot.

5. 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) Hamper's supervisor didn't want to give approval for the visit.
(d) Every department said their hands were tied.

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

7. What was the compromise that allowed Alex into the factory?
(a) He could stay near the Rivet Line, where Hamper worked, but nowhere else.
(b) He could be in the factory for two hours.
(c) A corporate assistant had to be present whenever he interviewed a member of management.
(d) He could only interview five people.

8. Why did Hamper cringe at the idea of Bob-A-Lou in love with the cafeteria cashier?
(a) He was hoping to set Bob-A-Lou up with his cousin.
(b) The cashier was slutty and Bob-A-Lou was a hopeless romantic.
(c) He thought Bob-A-Lou could do better than her.
(d) Bob-A-Lou was too jaded for the sweet cashier.

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

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

11. As Hamper begins Chapter Five, what does he think is the worst part of unemployment?
(a) His mother hassling him to get a job.
(b) Less money.
(c) The unemployment line.
(d) No job security.

12. How did Hamper's supervisor feel when he needed to leave work early because of his breakdown?
(a) The supervisor was highly concerned.
(b) The supervisor said he didn't believe Hamper.
(c) The supervisor was angry at being shorthanded.
(d) Hamper was too stressed to notice the supervisor's response.

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

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

15. Why did Ronny volunteer Hamper and himself for the tailgate buildup job?
(a) It was the only open job left.
(b) It was the easiest job in the Jungle.
(c) He wanted to work with Hamper.
(d) They'd have the ability to double-up the jobs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Paul took over Janice's job on the Rivet Line; where had he worked before?

2. How did Hamper and Dave Steel initially bond?

3. When did Hamper's first breakdown occur?

4. What was the supervisor's reaction when Hamper and Paul doubled up their jobs?

5. Why was Jackson afraid of Hamper?

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