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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. Who was the character in the Charmin bathroom tissue commercials?
(a) Mr. Rogers.
(b) Mr. McGregor.
(c) Mr. Whipple.
(d) Mr. Winston.

2. What item is marketed to both cyclists and ladies in the Johnson Smith catalog?
(a) Sunglasses.
(b) Revolvers.
(c) Pedal pushers.
(d) Picnic baskets.

3. For what type of firm did Howard work?
(a) Investment.
(b) Accounting.
(c) Public Relations.
(d) Law.

4. According to the narrator, Van people are ___________________.
(a) Bearded hippies.
(b) Teenagers.
(c) Conformists.
(d) Soccer moms.

5. What disturbing information did the groundskeeper at the park tell the boys?
(a) The won't be getting lights for the baseball diamond.
(b) The park will be closed for the rest of the summer.
(c) The water from the spigot was unfiltered river water.
(d) A dead body was found in the park.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Howard's client?

2. Sitting in his car, the narrator thinks about all the expressions about ___________ in the English language.

3. What is the narrator's brother's name?

4. What item in the catalog would appeal to the violent?

5. Boys would order books recounting stories of ______________ from the Johnson Smith catalog.

Short Essay Questions

1. What prompts the narrator to think of the Johnson Smith catalog?

2. With what does the narrator credit the Johnson Smith catalog for being and how will it stand up as an American culture artifact?

3. What was the worst case scenario of a BNA?

4. What are the differences in driving styles between the Camper Crowd and van people?

5. What are the typical bumper sticker messages found on campers as opposed to the stickers found on vans?

6. What ironies does the narrator point out in the actuality of camper and van usage as opposed to the typical perceptions of the vehicles?

7. How does the narrator speculate that the archaeologists might think the commercials are somehow religious media?

8. How was the great Ice Cream War another example of brains vs. brawn in the narrator's life?

9. What is the imaginary Sociology lecture the narrator gives on car culture and describe the differences between the Camper Crowd and Van people.

10. What prompts the narrator's memory about the great ice cream war?

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