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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Howie buy to go with his coffee after his subway revelation?
(a) Muffin.
(b) Bagel.
(c) Donut.
(d) Taco.

2. What does Howie consider to be a "nice laboratorial word"?
(a) Sealright.
(b) Sealant.
(c) Sealtight.
(d) Sealtest.

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

4. What was Howie's first glimpse into the social contract as a child?
(a) Dry cleaners.
(b) School.
(c) Mail delivery.
(d) Milk delivery.

5. An image of __________ gave Howie the idea for his deodorant discovery.
(a) MacArthur.
(b) Washington.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) JFK.

6. The first footnote in Chapter 4 is about ____.
(a) Hands.
(b) Knots.
(c) Gum.
(d) Old age.

7. How many shirts does Howie own when he first started working at the mezzanine?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

8. What does Howie describe in the first footnote in Chapter 2?
(a) His method of using bags.
(b) His method of pulling on socks.
(c) His method of using straws.
(d) His method of riding escalators.

9. What is Howie's first footnote in Chapter 7 about?
(a) Polaroids.
(b) Watches.
(c) Shirts.
(d) Cars.

10. What does Howie give a historical footnote to in Chapter 6?
(a) Ice cube trays.
(b) House calls.
(c) Polaroids.
(d) Milk cartons.

11. What does Howie refer to his adult thinking life as?
(a) Major improvment.
(b) Time stopper.
(c) True Majority.
(d) Age of wisdom.

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

13. Howie considers 1971 to be the end of ___________.
(a) Milk delivery.
(b) House calls.
(c) Childhood.
(d) Innocence.

14. Howie believes some brain cells need to die in order to gain _______.
(a) Equilibrium.
(b) Love.
(c) Age.
(d) Wisdom.

15. What has Howie taken to be repaired by blind people for L?
(a) Watch.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Vase.
(d) Chairs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is inside Howie's CVS bag?

2. As a child, Howie loved_____.

3. What did Howie's father hang on the doorknobs of their home?

4. What does Howie spend considerable time thinking about on the subway?

5. Howie only likes to use straws for _________.

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