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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What fear did Dr. Kilaru diagnose Hamper with?
(a) Xenophobia.
(b) Claustrophobia.
(c) Agoraphobia.
(d) Homophobia.

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

4. In pretending that he's competing in the Olympics, who are his opponents?
(a) Germans.
(b) Brazilians.
(c) Chinese.
(d) Japanese.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After four months on the Rivet Line, how did Hamper feel?

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

3. What did Howie do when he began touring the factory again?

4. How did Hamper and Dave Steel initially bond?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. By the time Janice moved to a different area of the factory, how had she changed? How is this different from what might be expected of a woman working that job?

2. How did Hamper's fellow factory workers respond to the article in the Wall Street Journal? Given the tone of this part of the story, where did Hamper actually get his happiness?

3. What arrangement did Paul and Hamper scheme up at work? How did Hamper justify this, even to the point of making it appear right?

4. Hamper describes Paul Schobel's work techniques through a series of natural metaphors (pg 189). Why is this different from what might be expected? How is it humorous?

5. What difficulty did Hamper run into as he tried to get a visitor's pass for Alex Kotlowitz, the reporter from the Wall Street Journal? How does this difficulty illustrate the vast difference between the factory worker and the corporate man, even within the same company?

6. Why did General Motors become concerned with the quality of their vehicles? Given Hamper's tone while telling this story, what was his response?

7. During and after his first panic attack, what did Hamper realize about himself?

8. Why were Moore and Hamper summoned to appear in court? How does this scene demonstrate Hamper's chosen place in the world?

9. At the beginning of Chapter 5, how did Hamper portray the employees of the Michigan Employment Security Commission? Is this a fair picture?

10. What was Hamper's reaction to the news that Louise Mandrell had ordered a GM Suburban? How does this fit what the reader already knows about Hamper's personality?

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