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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Howie's first footnote is about _______.
(a) Moving objects.
(b) Straws.
(c) Milk.
(d) Escalators.

2. What does Abe start whistling as he leaves the men's bathroom?
(a) "I Knew an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly."
(b) "Oh, Susannah."
(c) "Clementine."
(d) "I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy."

3. What does Howie refer to his childhood memories as?
(a) Minor setbacks.
(b) Time wasting.
(c) Age of innocence.
(d) Rule of nostalgia.

4. Howie's fascination with clothing short-cuts started with watching _____.
(a) L.
(b) His mother.
(c) PBS.
(d) His father.

5. What adult technique did Howie refine as a child?
(a) Tying shoes.
(b) Avoiding work.
(c) Giving compliments.
(d) Telling time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Howie purchase as a reward for making his garbage truck realization?

2. What coincidence about ___does Tina relate to Howie?

3. What does Howie describe in great detail at the beginning of Chapter 2?

4. What word is Howie staring at as he stands at the urinal?

5. Howie compares the sunlight landing on parts of the office lobby to __________.

(see the answer key)

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