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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. What is Howie eating the first time he used a straw?
(a) Ice cream.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Hot dog.
(d) Hamburger.

2. Howie compares sneaker shoelaces to _________ at the end of Chapter 1.
(a) Velcro.
(b) Spaghetti.
(c) Vinyl shoelaces.
(d) Dress shoelaces.

3. What did Howie's father hang on the doorknobs of their home?
(a) Bells.
(b) Ties.
(c) Signs.
(d) Belts.

4. What is inside Howie's CVS bag?
(a) Earplugs.
(b) Shoelaces.
(c) A cookie.
(d) Nude magazine.

5. What does Howie describe in the first footnote in Chapter 2?
(a) His method of using straws.
(b) His method of riding escalators.
(c) His method of pulling on socks.
(d) His method of using bags.

Short Answer Questions

1. An image of __________ gave Howie the idea for his deodorant discovery.

2. Who was the most help to Howie when he was learning to tie shoes?

3. What does Howie call his theory for shoelace wearing?

4. Who does Howie have fantasies about in Chapter 1?

5. What does Howie remove just before going to lunch?

Short Essay Questions

1. Howie does Howie's shoelace break?

2. How many of Howie's escalator memories come from his childhood?

3. What is Howie's feeling about ice cube trays?

4. What is the theory that Howie calls the "walking-flexion" model?

5. What is awkward about Howie trying to sign the poster Tina has gotten for Ray the janitor?

6. What compelling realization does Howie remember when driving behind a garbage truck when he is thirty?

7. What thoughts about bread does Howie have while riding the subway?

8. What does Howie mean by "vibratiuncles of comparison"?

9. What is Howie's reaction to his shoelace breaking at work?

10. What does Howie notice about his shoes as he reties them in Chapter 4?

(see the answer keys)

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