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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Howie believes he has the ____ "of a mature person."
(a) Hands.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Memory.
(d) Teeth.

2. Who is Howie sending a memo to right before going to lunch?
(a) Scott.
(b) Bill.
(c) Tina.
(d) Abe.

3. What does Howie use the cardboard from his dry cleaned shirts for?
(a) Wallcovering.
(b) Dustpan.
(c) Object retriever.
(d) Tie holder.

4. Howie describes all these "disruptions of physical routines" EXCEPT one.
(a) Scotch tape stuck on the role.
(b) Misjudging steps.
(c) Pulling out the thread from Band-Aids.
(d) Breaking a can opener.

5. What did Howie see for the first time as a child in his best friend's refrigerator?
(a) Ice cube trays.
(b) Coke.
(c) Plastic containers.
(d) Milk carton.

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

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

8. Howie has an awkward moment with Tina over a _________.
(a) Pen.
(b) Note.
(c) Hug.
(d) Sign.

9. What coincidence about ___does Tina relate to Howie?
(a) Smoke detectors.
(b) Cars.
(c) Trash cans.
(d) Phones.

10. What percentage of Howie's escalator memories are from childhood?
(a) 40-50.
(b) 50-60.
(c) 70-80.
(d) 20-30.

11. What has broken at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) Escalator.
(b) Left shoelace.
(c) Stapler.
(d) Right shoelace.

12. Howie's fifth major advance has to do with _____.
(a) Deodorant.
(b) Cars.
(c) Ties.
(d) Brooms.

13. What does Howie describe in great detail in the first paragraph of the book?
(a) Escalator.
(b) Shoelaces.
(c) Clocks.
(d) Revolving doors.

14. What purchase does Howie always need a bag for?
(a) Condoms.
(b) Earplugs.
(c) Shoelaces.
(d) Nude magazine.

15. What is the name of the Papa Gino's clerk?
(a) Amanda.
(b) Tina.
(c) Linda.
(d) Donna.

Short Answer Questions

1. Howie believes that losing brain cells makes a person _______.

2. What does Howie consider to be a "nice laboratorial word"?

3. When Howie moves into an apartment he discovers the therapeutic properties of what?

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

5. What adult technique did Howie refine as a child?

(see the answer keys)

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