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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. Why did Hamper want to wear the Howie costume head?
(a) He wanted to prove he could break into any locked room.
(b) He wanted to be the quantity control mascot.
(c) He wanted a Halloween costume.
(d) He wanted to prove that Howie was not real.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. While visiting the factory, what did Moore really want to do?

2. If a person had to wait in the chairs along the edges of the unemployment office, what did Hamper recommend that he do?

3. When did Hamper's first breakdown occur?

4. How did Hamper and Dave Steel initially bond?

5. What was Hamper's problem with his job on the axle line?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the purpose of Hamper's food matching game (pgs 78-79)? What effect does the game have to the writing of this scene?

2. 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?

3. In the Epilogue, Hamper shows the conflict between his mindset as a shop-rat and his time outside the factory in therapy. How did he show this and which attitude was stronger in his mind?

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

5. What did Hamper think when Janice came to work on the Rivet Line? How was his reaction different from the men around him and how might this be surprising?

6. What new vehicle was the factory hired to build? How was this, written in Hamper's account of life, a sign of the times?

7. 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?

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

9. 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?

10. How did the men on the Rivet Line deal with the supervisor sent in to replace Gino? How was this a sign that they are powerful?

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