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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the supervisor's reaction when Hamper and Paul doubled up their jobs?
(a) He didn't care as long as the work was getting done.
(b) He just didn't want to know where they went.
(c) He told them to stop doubling up or he'd move one of them off the Rivet Line.
(d) He did not know they left.

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

3. Why did Hamper change his mind about filming at Mark's Lounge?
(a) He had an argument with Mark and didn't want to go back.
(b) The lounge burned down the night before.
(c) Two waitresses were attacked there the night before.
(d) The NBC producers were leery of going there.

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 adored her music.
(d) He hoped to meet her one day.

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. When did Hamper experience his last breakdown?
(a) February 1992.
(b) November 1995.
(c) April 1988.
(d) June 1990.

12. What was Hamper's problem with his job on the axle line?
(a) He was not strong enough.
(b) He could not figure out the progression.
(c) He thought he should not work first shift.
(d) He was too short.

13. Why did Hamper begin writing?
(a) He wanted to tell his story.
(b) His sister thought he would have a lot of success as a writer.
(c) He was unemployed again and bored.
(d) He was hoping to move out of the factory into publishing.

14. At the beginning of the Epilogue, what sport was Hamper playing?
(a) Miniature golf.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Croquet.
(d) Golf.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the Good Times Lounge lawsuit dropped?

2. How much time passed between Hamper's first breakdown and his second?

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

4. Why did Polson, another shop-rat, become angry at Hamper?

5. What was the subject matter of Dave and Hamper's "shopera" (pg 195)

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