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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. Which animals stun the archaeologists in the commercials?
(a) Cats.
(b) Frogs.
(c) Cows.
(d) Horses.
2. What item is marketed to both cyclists and ladies in the Johnson Smith catalog?
(a) Sunglasses.
(b) Picnic baskets.
(c) Pedal pushers.
(d) Revolvers.
3. What does the narrator ruminate on as he sits in the tunnel?
(a) The unknowability of God.
(b) His crazy relatives.
(c) Politics.
(d) The meaning of life.
4. Boys would order books recounting stories of ______________ from the Johnson Smith catalog.
(a) white slavery.
(b) stamp collecting.
(c) the Underground Railroad.
(d) woodworking.
5. What is the picture on the side of the bus that stops beside the narrator?
(a) A tropical beach.
(b) A news anchor.
(c) A new movie ad.
(d) A laundry detergent.
Short Answer Questions
1. What mantra did the narrator develop in class?
2. The narrator recalls sitting in a class taught by _______________.
3. What kind of car did the narrator's family have?
4. How did the Igloo finally win the ice cream war?
5. What does the narrator speculate that the archaeologists will find in the city?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the differences in driving styles between the Camper Crowd and van people?
2. What scenario does the narrator imagine in which archaeologists discover television advertising and what are their perceptions of it?
3. What prompts the narrator's memory about the great ice cream war?
4. What ironies does the narrator point out in the actuality of camper and van usage as opposed to the typical perceptions of the vehicles?
5. What prompts the narrator to think of the Johnson Smith catalog?
6. How was the great Ice Cream War another example of brains vs. brawn in the narrator's life?
7. Define a BNA and cite some supporting examples.
8. What are the typical bumper sticker messages found on campers as opposed to the stickers found on vans?
9. Who is Howard and why is he so depressed about the word "lemon"?
10. What is the imaginary Sociology lecture the narrator gives on car culture and describe the differences between the Camper Crowd and Van people.
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