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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. Who suggests that Howie should buy shoelaces at CVS?
(a) Tina.
(b) Donna.
(c) L.
(d) Abe.

2. Howie has an awkward moment with Tina over a _________.
(a) Pen.
(b) Note.
(c) Sign.
(d) Hug.

3. Howie describes all the following transport systems EXCEPT one:
(a) Trolley car.
(b) Grocery conveyer.
(c) Timex watch display.
(d) Hot dog rotisserie.

4. What adult technique did Howie refine as a child?
(a) Telling time.
(b) Tying shoes.
(c) Giving compliments.
(d) Avoiding work.

5. Howie's first footnote is about _______.
(a) Milk.
(b) Escalators.
(c) Moving objects.
(d) Straws.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What would Howie's mother bring home wrapped in paper?

3. What habit of L's does Howie find revolting?

4. Howie compares sneaker shoelaces to _________ at the end of Chapter 1.

5. What show does Howie order a transcript from because he disagreed with one of the interviewees?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Howie celebrate what he considers to be the realization that he is an adult?

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

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

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

6. How does "The Mezzanine" begin?

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

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

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

10. Howie does Howie's shoelace break?

(see the answer keys)

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