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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What product in the CVS does Howie consider to reflect different social cultures?
(a) Magazines.
(b) Gum.
(c) Shampoo.
(d) Cigarettes.

2. What does Howie imagine exploding in space in Chapter 12?
(a) Rocket.
(b) Car.
(c) Popcorn.
(d) Apple.

3. Howie considers ___________ might buy classic paperbacks like him.
(a) Housewives.
(b) Serial killers.
(c) Old people.
(d) Cab drivers.

4. At age twenty-five, what percentage of Howie's thoughts are adult?
(a) 12 percent.
(b) 2 percent.
(c) 25 percent.
(d) 43 percent.

5. Howie discovers that the authors Lecky, Boswell and Gibbon loved ___________
(a) Paper towels.
(b) Escalators.
(c) Milk.
(d) Footnotes.

6. What is the name of the book Howie reads during his lunch break?
(a) Marcus Aurelius' Meditations.
(b) War and Peace.
(c) Anthology of Poetry.
(d) History of European Morals.

7. What would Howie steal from parent's closet when he was little?
(a) High heels.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Sanitary napkins.
(d) Pantyhose.

8. What does Howie do along with washing his face in the bathroom?
(a) Rinse his glasses.
(b) Comb his hair.
(c) Clean his ears.
(d) Brush his teeth.

9. What else does Howie buy along with his purchase of shoelaces?
(a) Shoe polish.
(b) Batteries.
(c) Magazine.
(d) Gum.

10. Howie sees the remains of a mowed over __________ on the way home from the subway one evening.
(a) Doll.
(b) Dog bone.
(c) Dust mop.
(d) Dinner role.

11. What don't the executives do in the corporate bathroom?
(a) Sing.
(b) Greet Howie.
(c) Read the paper.
(d) Wash hands.

12. Howie compares CVS to a _________.
(a) Therapist.
(b) Diary.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Medicine cabinet.

13. What does Howie purchase from Radio Shack for his first apartment?
(a) Phone card.
(b) Batteries.
(c) Clock.
(d) CD player.

14. Which vending machine does Howie use the most?
(a) Candy.
(b) Ice cream sandwich.
(c) Cigarette.
(d) Pepsi.

15. What is the name of the second theory Howie has about his broken shoelaces?
(a) Pulled too hard model.
(b) Pull-fray model.
(c) Daily fray model.
(d) Daily pull model.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Howie consider to be an honor to use in the corporate bathroom?

2. Howie says eyebrows rise reflexively when people do what?

3. Howie compares vending machines to _______.

4. What does Howie do with the last ten minutes of his lunch break?

5. Who told Howie he should never eat and drink at the same time?

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