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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Howie thinks ______ signals to the world that he has a rich, busy life.
(a) Briefcase.
(b) Bags.
(c) Suit.
(d) Car.

3. As a child, Howie loved_____.
(a) Trolley cars.
(b) Airport luggage carriers.
(c) Freight trains.
(d) Tugboats.

4. What show does Howie order a transcript from because he disagreed with one of the interviewees?
(a) Actor's Studio.
(b) McNeil-Lehrer.
(c) 60 Minutes.
(d) The Tonight Show.

5. How many advances does Howie describe in Chapter 3?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. Howie believes some brain cells need to die in order to gain _______.

2. Howie only likes to use straws for _________.

3. What does Howie refer to his childhood memories as?

4. What does Howie remove just before going to lunch?

5. What percentage of Howie's escalator memories are from childhood?

Short Essay Questions

1. How many of Howie's escalator memories come from his childhood?

2. What compelling realization does Howie remember when driving behind a garbage truck when he is thirty?

3. What does Howie believe to be the four reasons why it is good for brain cells to die?

4. What were the "systems of local transport" that Howie liked as a child?

5. What are Howie's observations about shoes and feet at work?

6. What is the theory that Howie calls the "walking-flexion" model?

7. What does Howie mean by "the rule of nostalgia"?

8. What is Howie's feeling about ice cube trays?

9. What thoughts about bread does Howie have while riding the subway?

10. Why has Howie mostly given up drinking milk?

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