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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 else does Howie buy along with his purchase of shoelaces?
(a) Shoe polish.
(b) Batteries.
(c) Gum.
(d) Magazine.

2. What word is Howie staring at as he stands at the urinal?
(a) Moen.
(b) Kohler.
(c) Sealtest.
(d) Eljer.

3. Who does Howie lose the escalator game to once?
(a) Abe Ruiz.
(b) Andy Nunn.
(c) Bob Leary.
(d) Bill Stern.

4. At the beginning of Chapter 12, Howie says he is standing in a _______ pose on the escalator.
(a) Michael Jordan.
(b) George Washington.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) Rodin's "The Thinker".

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is there a major difference between home and corporate bathroom?

2. What does Abe start whistling as he leaves the men's bathroom?

3. Who enters the bathroom, causing Howie to have urination issues?

4. Howie compares CVS to a _________.

5. What is Howie whistling as he leaves the men's bathroom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Howie notice as he rushes out the revolving door and onto the plaza for his lunch break?

2. Why does Howie consider CVS to be the diary of stores?

3. How can Howie reach a majority of adult thoughts?

4. What does Abe jokingly claim to Howie while they talk in the men's room?

5. What are Howie's reflections on the overall safety of escalators?

6. What are some of the odd personal habits of various philosophers that Howie describes?

7. What are the four thoughts that Howie has in quick succession at the end of Chapter 12?

8. What does Howie consider to be the dishonesty of the World Dryer Corporation?

9. What do Howie's observations about shampoos lead him to consider?

10. What does Howie note that he is surprised about in the men's bathroom?

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