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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 9-10, Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Hamper sign the transfer paper to move to Pontiac?
(a) He thought it would be a good career move.
(b) He would have been fired immediately if he did not.
(c) The union did not give him any choice.
(d) Otherwise he would have been out of a job within two years.

2. According to Hamper's theory, why did the shop-rats listen to that kind of music?
(a) It's the only station their radio can pick up.
(b) It's redundant and predictable like their work.
(c) It's the music they grew up with.
(d) It's the music their fathers always listened to.

3. How had Hamper imagined his father's work before he saw it?
(a) There weren't any loud machines.
(b) His dad built each car from a kit.
(c) Half the employees were women.
(d) The workplace was cleaner.

4. How did Hamper's supervisor feel when he needed to leave work early because of his breakdown?
(a) The supervisor was highly concerned.
(b) Hamper was too stressed to notice the supervisor's response.
(c) The supervisor said he didn't believe Hamper.
(d) The supervisor was angry at being shorthanded.

5. As Brown hung around in the Cab Shop, what did he do?
(a) Drank beer.
(b) Read magazines.
(c) Fell asleep.
(d) Smoked marijuana.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the plot line of the movie Dave and Hamper planned to film?

2. Inside the auto factory, why was the Cab Shop nicknamed the Jungle?

3. What was the name of Hamper's first supervisor?

4. What was the rationale behind the "shopera" that Dave and Hamper composed?

5. Why did Hamper hate the new supervisor, Calvin Moza?

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