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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Howie moves into an apartment he discovers the therapeutic properties of what?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Crying.
(c) Shouting.
(d) Sweeping.

2. What was the name of Howie's childhood best friend?
(a) Sam.
(b) John.
(c) Fred.
(d) Bill.

3. Who does Howie have fantasies about in Chapter 1?
(a) 7-Eleven clerk.
(b) Papa Gino's clerk.
(c) L.
(d) Tina.

4. What is the first footnote in Chapter 6 about?
(a) Milk cartons.
(b) Ice cube trays.
(c) Shirts.
(d) House calls.

5. What does Howie decline from the clerk at Papa Gino's?
(a) Coupon.
(b) Bag.
(c) Phone number.
(d) Straw.

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

7. How old is Howie when he feels like he has reached adulthood?
(a) 21.
(b) 23.
(c) 22.
(d) 20.

8. What does Howie spend considerable time thinking about on the subway?
(a) Milk.
(b) Love.
(c) Bread.
(d) Clothes.

9. Howie thinks ______ signals to the world that he has a rich, busy life.
(a) Suit.
(b) Briefcase.
(c) Bags.
(d) Car.

10. How many times could Howie wear a shirt to work before he had to get it cleaned?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

11. What is inside Howie's CVS bag?
(a) Shoelaces.
(b) Nude magazine.
(c) A cookie.
(d) Earplugs.

12. How does Howie's co-worker Ray hurt his back?
(a) Sweeping.
(b) Moving a vending machine.
(c) Moving a pool.
(d) Cleaning the escalator.

13. Howie connected learning how to tie shoes with a couplet by _____.
(a) Wordsworth.
(b) Pope.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Emerson.

14. What habit of L's does Howie find revolting?
(a) Brushing her tongue.
(b) Picking her nose.
(c) Picking her teeth.
(d) Chewing her nails.

15. Who was the most help to Howie when he was learning to tie shoes?
(a) His friend.
(b) His father.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Howie describe in the first footnote in Chapter 2?

2. How old is Howie when he came to a realization when driving behind the garbage truck?

3. What purchase does Howie always need a bag for?

4. What is the trademark image on the Onondaga Dairy label?

5. Howie's fifth major advance has to do with _____.

(see the answer keys)

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