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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much sleep did Dale typically get in a night?
(a) Four hours.
(b) Six hours.
(c) Three hours.
(d) Eight hours.

2. Inside the auto factory, why was the Cab Shop nicknamed the Jungle?
(a) There were lots of hanging ropes and cables.
(b) There were lots of bugs.
(c) It was as hot as the equator.
(d) It was impossible to escape from the place.

3. How did Hamper and Joanie overcome their initial shyness toward each other?
(a) By taking drugs.
(b) By going to concerts.
(c) By spending time.
(d) By failing history.

4. What was Glen's dream job?
(a) Painting apartments.
(b) Working at the GM factory.
(c) Being a rock'n'roll legend.
(d) Owning his own restaurant.

5. What did Hamper discover when he began to write poetry?
(a) The teachers liked him better.
(b) He could escape the monotony of life.
(c) Girls liked him.
(d) He got better grade.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did Hamper begin working at GM?

2. How did the assembly-line workers originally run their radio?

3. As told in Chapter Four, how much money did Hamper make while working at the factory?

4. What job did Dale hold during the first part of his day?

5. Why did Hamper's parents fight?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 1, what did Hamper reveal about his hopes for the future? What insight did he show about the past?

2. What do Hamper's stories about high school revolve around? How does this show that he was giving in to the nuns' perception of him that began in junior high?

3. What promises did the Plant Manager make during the factory meeting? How did Hamper's retelling of the speech change its tone?

4. What system did Dale and Hamper rig up at work? How did this again change Hamper's attitude toward his job?

5. "I'm thinking that rock stars, even dead ones, don't come cheap" (pg xix). In the context of the Prologue, what does this quote mean?

6. How was Hamper's father an anomaly among fathers? Even at a young age, what was Hamper's opinion of him? How might this affect his own development in the future?

7. How is Hamper's portrayal of his mother pathetic at times? Is it a fair character description?

8. What religious background did Hamper have during his childhood? How did religion shape his move into adulthood?

9. To what does Hamper attribute his success at the beginning of high school? How does this fit into his plans for his life?

10. How did poetry temporarily draw Hamper out of his slide toward the factory? How might this have paved the way for more writing in the future?

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