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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many sinks are there in the men's bathroom?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

2. What does Howie consider to be an honor to use in the corporate bathroom?
(a) Hot air hand dryer.
(b) Paper towel dispenser.
(c) Urinals.
(d) Soap dispensers.

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

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

5. Who told Howie he should never eat and drink at the same time?
(a) His sister.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) L.

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

7. What does Howie compare the stationary riders on the escalator to?
(a) Buckingham palace guards.
(b) Snowmen.
(c) Mimes.
(d) Easter Island monuments.

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

9. What does Howie think would be a fun job?
(a) Cleaning escalators.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Mail man.
(d) Riding trains.

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

11. Howie compares vending machines to _______.
(a) Freight elevators.
(b) Office buildings.
(c) Trains.
(d) Trucks.

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

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

14. What does Howie purchase regularly at CVS?
(a) Nude magazines.
(b) Earplugs.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Shoelaces.

15. Howie tells a story in Chapter 10 about interrupting a conversation by doing what?
(a) Tripping.
(b) Passing gas.
(c) Brushing his teeth.
(d) Urinating loudly.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Howie when he would deliberately leave his shoes untied on escalators?

2. What does Howie purchase from Radio Shack for his first apartment?

3. What is the name of the second theory Howie has about his broken shoelaces?

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

5. Howie discovers that the authors Lecky, Boswell and Gibbon loved ___________

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