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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Howie compares the grooves on the escalator steps to those one __________.
(a) Roads.
(b) Train tracks.
(c) Records.
(d) Shades.

2. What job does Howie speculate that he will not be able to stand?
(a) Mail man.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Cleaning escalators.
(d) Checking passports.

3. What does Abe joke his shoelaces are made from?
(a) Steel.
(b) Lamb.
(c) Magic material.
(d) Alpaca.

4. What does Howie use as a bookmark for the book he reads at lunch?
(a) Lock of L's hair.
(b) Paper bag.
(c) Sales receipt.
(d) Shoelace.

5. Howie compares the products at CVS to the products at what other store?
(a) Crate and Barrel.
(b) Macy's.
(c) Radio Shack.
(d) Sears.

6. What vending machine did Howie mourn the loss of?
(a) Pepsi.
(b) Cigarette.
(c) Ice cream sandwiches.
(d) Hot beverages.

7. Which of these things does Howie NOT purchase on his way back from CVS?
(a) Hot dog.
(b) Soda.
(c) Milk.
(d) Cookie.

8. What sound does Chapter 10 begin with?
(a) Vacuuming.
(b) Humming.
(c) Flush of a urinal.
(d) Hot air hand dryer.

9. What does Howie consider to be unprofessional behavior in the men's bathroom?
(a) Passing gas.
(b) Brushing teeth.
(c) Reading the newspaper.
(d) Singing.

10. What process does Howie describe in great detail in a Chapter 12 footnote?
(a) Threading a needle.
(b) Reading a newspaper.
(c) Boiling water.
(d) Combing hair.

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

12. What did Howie hope the new shoelaces were made of?
(a) Synthetics.
(b) Polyester.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Silk.

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

14. What color is the soap in the corporate bathroom?
(a) Clear.
(b) Pink.
(c) Blue.
(d) White.

15. How many times a day does Howie typically use the escalator?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Howie decide to actually put towards his Visa bill?

2. What does Howie call his observation about the different speeds of the escalator handrail and steps?

3. Who does Howie lose the escalator game to once?

4. How many times has Howie been in the situation of being too nervous to urinate in the men's room?

5. What does Howie watch as he eats popcorn and walks to CVS?

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