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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 else does Howie buy along with his purchase of shoelaces?
(a) Magazine.
(b) Gum.
(c) Shoe polish.
(d) Batteries.

2. What is the name of the publishing house of the book Howie reads on his lunch break?
(a) Penguin.
(b) Simon and Schuster.
(c) Knopf.
(d) Random House.

3. Unlike other stores, Howie considers CVS to deal in _______.
(a) Honesty.
(b) Facts.
(c) Dreams.
(d) Illusions.

4. Who does Howie lose the escalator game to once?
(a) Abe Ruiz.
(b) Bill Stern.
(c) Andy Nunn.
(d) Bob Leary.

5. Howie compares the grooves on the escalator steps to those one __________.
(a) Train tracks.
(b) Records.
(c) Roads.
(d) Shades.

Short Answer Questions

1. Howie compares his urination to a ________.

2. What does Howie compare the stationary riders on the escalator to?

3. What job does Howie speculate that he will not be able to stand?

4. The vending machine thoughts include a footnote about _______.

5. What color are the paperback classics that line Howie's windowsill in his apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Howie's observations about shampoos lead him to consider?

2. What does Howie notice about tunes whistled in the men's room?

3. Howie does Howie think his corporation flaunts their status?

4. What does Howie notice as he rushes out the revolving door and onto the plaza for his lunch break?

5. How does Howie demonstrate that he enjoys thinking about finances?

6. What attracted Howie to the Aurelius book?

7. What observations does Howie make about his Revere saucepan?

8. What is one of Howie's favorite games to play on the escalator?

9. What does Howie note that he is surprised about in the men's bathroom?

10. What does Howie note about eating and drinking at the same time?

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