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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. When did Hamper's first breakdown occur?
2. Why did Hamper not stay with Mother Jones when Moore was fired?
3. What happened when Hamper wanted to get out of his move to Pontiac
4. As Hamper discovered late one morning, approximately how many employees did GM plan to lay off?
5. What job did Jan, Hamper's second wife, have?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Dave Steel.
2. At the beginning of Chapter 5, how did Hamper portray the employees of the Michigan Employment Security Commission? Is this a fair picture?
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. "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?
5. Why did General Motors become concerned with the quality of their vehicles? Given Hamper's tone while telling this story, what was his response?
6. 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?
7. How did Hamper stumble onto writing? What does this say about him as a writer?
8. 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?
9. During and after his first panic attack, what did Hamper realize about himself?
10. 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?
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
There is very little, if any, symbolism in the book Rivethead. What is the effect of a literal story? How does this method fit the subject matter?
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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