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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At what age does Howie start to worry about dying brain cells?
(a) 22.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 20.

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

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

5. As a child, Howie loved_____.
(a) Freight trains.
(b) Trolley cars.
(c) Airport luggage carriers.
(d) Tugboats.

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

7. How old is Howie when he came to a realization when driving behind the garbage truck?
(a) 25.
(b) 30.
(c) 40.
(d) 20.

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

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

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

11. Who in Howie's life is allergic to milk?
(a) Mom.
(b) Abe.
(c) L.
(d) Sister.

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

13. What time of day is it when Howie was driving behind the garbage truck?
(a) Noon.
(b) Early morning.
(c) Evening.
(d) Late afternoon.

14. How long has Howie owned his shoes for work?
(a) Two years.
(b) Nine months.
(c) Six months.
(d) One year.

15. Howie compares sneaker shoelaces to _________ at the end of Chapter 1.
(a) Dress shoelaces.
(b) Spaghetti.
(c) Vinyl shoelaces.
(d) Velcro.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Howie when he feels like he has reached adulthood?

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

4. What is supposed to be such a common sight that office workers don't comment about it?

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

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