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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who shared Howie's love for transport systems?
(a) Uncle.
(b) Dad.
(c) Sister.
(d) Mom.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. What time does Howie enter his office building at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Noon.
(b) Two o'clock.
(c) One o'clock.
(d) Nine o'clock.

12. Howie describes all the following transport systems EXCEPT one:
(a) Grocery conveyer.
(b) Hot dog rotisserie.
(c) Timex watch display.
(d) Trolley car.

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

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

15. 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 riding escalators.
(d) His method of using straws.

Short Answer Questions

1. What piece of office equipment does Howie feel has lagged behind other innovations by ten years?

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

3. Who suggests that Howie should buy shoelaces at CVS?

4. Howie's first reason that it is okay for brain cells to die is that it's part of a necessary ______.

5. How many shirts does Howie own when he first started working at the mezzanine?

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