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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Howie's co-worker Ray hurt his back?
(a) Sweeping.
(b) Cleaning the escalator.
(c) Moving a pool.
(d) Moving a vending machine.

2. What job does Howie speculate that he will not be able to stand?
(a) Cleaning escalators.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Mail man.
(d) Checking passports.

3. What does Howie call his theory for shoelace wearing?
(a) Walking flexion model.
(b) Walking stress model.
(c) Flexible walking.
(d) Walk and wear model.

4. Howie believes he has the ____ "of a mature person."
(a) Teeth.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Memory.
(d) Hands.

5. What coincidence about ___does Tina relate to Howie?
(a) Trash cans.
(b) Cars.
(c) Smoke detectors.
(d) Phones.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Howie imagine exploding in space in Chapter 12?

2. Who does Howie lose the escalator game to once?

3. What does Howie call his observation about the different speeds of the escalator handrail and steps?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 12, Howie says he is standing in a _______ pose on the escalator.

5. How old was Howie when he would deliberately leave his shoes untied on escalators?

(see the answer key)

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