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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who does Howie lose the escalator game to once?
(a) Andy Nunn.
(b) Abe Ruiz.
(c) Bob Leary.
(d) Bill Stern.
2. What does Abe start whistling as he leaves the men's bathroom?
(a) "Oh, Susannah."
(b) "I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy."
(c) "Clementine."
(d) "I Knew an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly."
3. Who gets the get-well poster for Ray at work?
(a) Tina.
(b) Bill.
(c) Abe.
(d) Howie.
4. In a Chapter 11 footnote, Howie comments on the new tightness of ______ .
(a) New gloves.
(b) Straw covers.
(c) Socks.
(d) Sandwich wrappers.
5. What image does Howie conjure to help him urinate under stress?
(a) Rushing rivers.
(b) Water falls.
(c) Going on someone's head.
(d) Escalators.
6. What is Howie whistling as he leaves the men's bathroom?
(a) "I Knew an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly."
(b) "I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy."
(c) "Oh, Susannah."
(d) "Clementine."
7. What does Howie think would be a fun job?
(a) Cleaning escalators.
(b) Riding trains.
(c) Mail man.
(d) Doctor.
8. Howie desires to gain a encyclopedic knowledge of the relationship between _______.
(a) Sciences.
(b) Surfaces.
(c) Coincidences.
(d) People.
9. What don't the executives do in the corporate bathroom?
(a) Greet Howie.
(b) Wash hands.
(c) Read the paper.
(d) Sing.
10. Which vending machine does Howie use the most?
(a) Pepsi.
(b) Ice cream sandwich.
(c) Candy.
(d) Cigarette.
11. What is the name of the book Howie reads during his lunch break?
(a) War and Peace.
(b) History of European Morals.
(c) Anthology of Poetry.
(d) Marcus Aurelius' Meditations.
12. What job does Howie speculate that he will not be able to stand?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Mail man.
(c) Checking passports.
(d) Cleaning escalators.
13. Howie views visiting the corporate men's room as a _________.
(a) The only fun in his day.
(b) Chore.
(c) Luxury.
(d) Break.
14. Howie discovers that the authors Lecky, Boswell and Gibbon loved ___________
(a) Footnotes.
(b) Escalators.
(c) Milk.
(d) Paper towels.
15. How old was Howie when he would deliberately leave his shoes untied on escalators?
(a) Elementary school.
(b) Adulthood.
(c) High school.
(d) College.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Howie hope the new shoelaces were made of?
2. What sound does Chapter 10 begin with?
3. What would Howie steal from parent's closet when he was little?
4. Which product did Howie begin using after coming to work at the mezzanine?
5. What does Howie consider to be an honor to use in the corporate bathroom?
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