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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 was Gino moved from his position as supervisor on the Rivet Line?
(a) He had become too friendly with the workers.
(b) He was not really doing his job anymore.
(c) He came to work drunk quite often.
(d) His men were turning out poor quality work.

2. Why did Hamper refuse to enroll in an outpatient mental health center?
(a) He did not have the money for it at the time.
(b) That would mean interacting with people.
(c) It would have meant drinking less.
(d) He did not want to just because his doctor insisted on it.

3. What was Hamper's advice for working thirty years in the factory?
(a) Try beat the clock.
(b) Drink enough that you stop caring.
(c) Stop thinking.
(d) Set personal goals and try move into management.

4. What did Hamper do during his vacation?
(a) Promoted his cover story for Mother Jones.
(b) Went to Chicago because he'd never been there before.
(c) Slept in and drank beer.
(d) Went to San Francisco to visit Moore.

5. Why did Hamper not stay with Mother Jones when Moore was fired?
(a) He was tired of cranking out articles.
(b) He was not being paid enough money.
(c) He did not trust the new editor.
(d) He felt a great loyalty to Moore.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Hamper cringe at the idea of Bob-A-Lou in love with the cafeteria cashier?

2. Why was Moore fired from Mother Jones?

3. According to Hamper in Chapter 10, why did GM not allow the NBC film crew into the factory?

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

5. What was the goal of rivet hockey?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of supervisor was Gino? How did Hamper respond to his leadership?

2. What was one of Hamper's favorite ways to pass time at work? How is this an interesting facet of his character?

3. "It wasn't every afternoon that I received long-distance phone call from folks at the Wall Street Journal. I didn't remember having any friends who worked there and I was certain that I didn't owe these people any money (pg 171). What do these two sentences reveal about Hamper's character?

4. 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?

5. Who did Bob-A-Lou have a crush on? What does this reveal about his character and how was he different from most of the other factory workers?

6. What kind of relationship did Gino have with his men? Why did this lead to his eventual transfer away from the Rivet Line?

7. Hamper said that working on the Rivet Line was like being paid to flunk high school the rest of your life (pgs 185,188). How might this be true? Why is Hamper content with this lifestyle?

8. 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?

9. What kind of place was Mark's Lounge? How was this place exactly what Hamper needed?

10. 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?

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