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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened as the Rivet Line began to build army trucks?
(a) The trucks took less time to build than the suburbans did.
(b) The trucks took twice as long to build as the regular suburbans.
(c) The men learned very slowly how to build the trucks.
(d) They were constantly missing pieces.

2. During his sophomore year of high school, what did Hamper name his rather large collection of poems?
(a) "Hammered After Four."
(b) "Intestines of a Balloon."
(c) "Under the Table."
(d) "Thoughts of the Crocodile."

3. What did Hamper's mom hope he'd do once he finished high school?
(a) Go to business school.
(b) Go to seminary.
(c) Join the army.
(d) Work at GM.

4. Why did Hamper like spending time at Joanie's house?
(a) She had no siblings.
(b) Her mother cooked great food.
(c) Her siblings were well-behaved.
(d) Her father was friendly and fair.

5. Why was Hamper expelled from his Catholic high school?
(a) He was caught trying to skip class.
(b) He refused to attend the daily mass.
(c) He was caught rolling a joint in the library.
(d) He had sworn at his history teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter Three, what reason did Hamper give that Joanie was unhappy in their marriage?

2. Why did Hamper sign the transfer paper to move to Pontiac?

3. Why was Robert often angry when he got his check?

4. Why did Hamper and Mike come to hate their fathers?

5. What was Dave's attitude toward humanity?

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