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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the supervisor's reaction when Hamper and Paul doubled up their jobs?
(a) He just didn't want to know where they went.
(b) He didn't care as long as the work was getting done.
(c) He did not know they left.
(d) He told them to stop doubling up or he'd move one of them off the Rivet Line.

2. Why was Jackson afraid of Hamper?
(a) He thought Hamper would write about him in an article.
(b) He thought Hamper might beat him up some time.
(c) Hamper had blackmail material involving Jackson's drug habit.
(d) He thought Hamper could instigate a rebellion among the workers.

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

4. When Hamper is contacted by The Wall Street Journal, what does his boss Gino call the paper?
(a) The Walling Journal.
(b) The Water Journal.
(c) Harper's Bazaar.
(d) The Walleye Journal.

5. Approximately how long was Hamper unemployed before being called back to work?
(a) A year.
(b) Nine months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Three months.

6. Why was the Good Times Lounge lawsuit dropped?
(a) The judge threatened to throw out the case.
(b) Moore negotiated an out-of-court settlement.
(c) The owner moved to Alaska.
(d) The owner realized he could not win the case.

7. In pretending that he's competing in the Olympics, who are his opponents?
(a) Brazilians.
(b) Japanese.
(c) Germans.
(d) Chinese.

8. When was Hamper asked for an autograph by an ambitious husband?
(a) As he was driving to his mental health group.
(b) When he was hitting rivets during his last shif.
(c) When he was leaving the factory for the last time.
(d) As he was getting into his car to leave the factory.

9. Why was it difficult to get a visitor's pass for Alex, the reporter from The Wall Street Journal?
(a) The request took two weeks to process.
(b) Hamper's supervisor didn't want to give approval for the visit.
(c) No one knew where Hamper should go to request it.
(d) Every department said their hands were tied.

10. What was the primary reason that Henry Jackson, the supervisor, hated Dave?
(a) They had been competitive with each other since high school.
(b) Dave was not afraid to stand up to him.
(c) Dave was more intelligent than Henry.
(d) Dave wanted his job.

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

12. When did Hamper's first breakdown occur?
(a) December 1986.
(b) August 1983.
(c) July 1986.
(d) April 1992.

13. While meeting the producer from 60 Minutes, why was Hamper nervous?
(a) The producer was an anxious, jittery man.
(b) He was afraid he would say the wrong thing.
(c) A lot of people wanted his autograph.
(d) There was a lot of light and plants.

14. As Hamper discovered late one morning, approximately how many employees did GM plan to lay off?
(a) 7500.
(b) 30,000.
(c) 20,000.
(d) 3000.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As Hamper begins Chapter Five, what does he think is the worst part of unemployment?

2. At the beginning of the Epilogue, what sport was Hamper playing?

3. Why did Hamper begin writing?

4. How did Hamper prepare for his interview for the Mother Jones cover story?

5. While visiting the factory, what did Moore really want to do?

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