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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why did Hamper want to wear the Howie costume head?
2. What happened as the Rivet Line began to build army trucks?
3. While reading The Wall Street Journal article, what did Hamper realize?
4. Who was the first person to call Hamper after The Wall Street Journal article was printed?
5. Why did Hamper not want to write about being a shop-rat, in an article for the Flint Voice?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was one of Hamper's favorite ways to pass time at work? How is this an interesting facet of his character?
2. What arrangement did Paul and Hamper scheme up at work? How did Hamper justify this, even to the point of making it appear right?
3. 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?
4. During and after his first panic attack, what did Hamper realize about himself?
5. What kind of place was Mark's Lounge? How was this place exactly what Hamper needed?
6. What was Hamper's opinion of the Flint Voice when he first read it? What expectations does this create in the reader's mind?
7. What kind of supervisor was Gino? How did Hamper respond to his leadership?
8. "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?
9. Why were Moore and Hamper summoned to appear in court? How does this scene demonstrate Hamper's chosen place in the world?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 5, Hamper recounts the behaviors and antics of several of his coworkers. What makes these stories funny? How does Hamper choose words and phrases to emphasize the humor of the stories?
Essay Topic 2
Several times throughout the book, Hamper gives foreshadowing of his mental breakdown. Where are these references? Do they prepare the reader for what is coming?
Essay Topic 3
What makes a good autobiography? Does Hamper's book fulfill those requirements? What are the pros and cons of a fictionalized life compared to an autobiography?
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