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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 kind of background does Howie think makes anything look good?
(a) Black velvet.
(b) White cloth.
(c) Red satin.
(d) Blue silk.

2. Howie compares sneaker shoelaces to _________ at the end of Chapter 1.
(a) Vinyl shoelaces.
(b) Spaghetti.
(c) Velcro.
(d) Dress shoelaces.

3. What is the name of the Papa Gino's clerk?
(a) Tina.
(b) Linda.
(c) Amanda.
(d) Donna.

4. What does Howie describe in great detail at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) Shoelaces.
(b) Carpet.
(c) Bathrooms.
(d) Escalators.

5. What color does Howie describe glowing under the escalator?
(a) Green.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Howie taken to be repaired by blind people for L?

2. What car company does Howie consider to do a good job with knobs?

3. What piece of office equipment does Howie feel has lagged behind other innovations by ten years?

4. What does Howie decline from the clerk at Papa Gino's?

5. Who does Howie have fantasies about in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Howie's reaction to his shoelace breaking at work?

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

3. Why does Howie consider the purchase of a rubber stamp to be one of his advancements?

4. What is Howie's focus in Chapter 3?

5. What is awkward about Howie trying to sign the poster Tina has gotten for Ray the janitor?

6. Why does Howie purchase a milk carton at Papa Gino's?

7. How does "The Mezzanine" begin?

8. How does Howie describe the experience of opening a package of shirts from the dry cleaners?

9. What observations does Howie make about straws while he was at Papa Gino's?

10. Where is Howie when he believes that his great period of growth as a human has ended?

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