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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. At the beginning of the Epilogue, what sport was Hamper playing?
(a) Golf.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Miniature golf.
(d) Croquet.

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

3. What did Hamper call his "real attraction to David Steel" (pg 98)?
(a) Dave was more cynical and gloomy than he was.
(b) Dave was always cracking jokes.
(c) Both men loved classic rock.
(d) Both men felt they were destined to be shoprats.

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

5. What was Hamper's problem with his job on the axle line?
(a) He was not strong enough.
(b) He thought he should not work first shift.
(c) He was too short.
(d) He could not figure out the progression.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Hamper's favorite way to pass time at work?

2. Why did Hamper change his mind about filming at Mark's Lounge?

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

4. Why was Hamper familiar with Michael Moore?

5. Why did Ronny volunteer Hamper and himself for the tailgate buildup job?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Mike Moore want to do his last night in Flint before he moved to San Francisco? How is this oddly fitting?

2. What was the purpose of Hamper's food matching game (pgs 78-79)? What effect does the game have to the writing of this scene?

3. During and after his first panic attack, what did Hamper realize about himself?

4. How did Hamper's fellow factory workers respond to the article in the Wall Street Journal? Given the tone of this part of the story, where did Hamper actually get his happiness?

5. What arrangement did Paul and Hamper scheme up at work? How did Hamper justify this, even to the point of making it appear right?

6. What kind of relationship did Gino have with his men? Why did this lead to his eventual transfer away from the Rivet Line?

7. Why were Moore and Hamper summoned to appear in court? How does this scene demonstrate Hamper's chosen place in the world?

8. 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?

9. What was one of Hamper's favorite ways to pass time at work? How is this an interesting facet of his character?

10. What new vehicle was the factory hired to build? How was this, written in Hamper's account of life, a sign of the times?

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