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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. How much money does Howie consider putting towards his Visa bill?
(a) $100.
(b) $300.
(c) $200.
(d) $400.

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

3. Which vending machine does Howie use the most?
(a) Pepsi.
(b) Candy.
(c) Ice cream sandwich.
(d) Cigarette.

4. What vending machine did Howie mourn the loss of?
(a) Ice cream sandwiches.
(b) Cigarette.
(c) Hot beverages.
(d) Pepsi.

5. How much money does Howie decide to actually put towards his Visa bill?
(a) $200.
(b) $50.
(c) $300.
(d) $100.

Short Answer Questions

1. Howie then notes some architectural details of the ____ as he finishes his lunch break on the plaza.

2. At age twenty-five, what percentage of Howie's thoughts are adult?

3. What color is the soap in the corporate bathroom?

4. What kind of classics does Howie like to read?

5. What does Howie discuss in his last footnote in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. What observations does Howie make about his Revere saucepan?

2. Why does Howie eventually stop trying to walk up or down the escalator?

3. What observations does Howie make about vending machines?

4. What activity does Howie describe that both he and L take part in when alone in an elevator?

5. In what way does Howie consider life to be like footnotes?

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

7. Who does Howie see in the bathroom engaging in what he considers to be poor bathroom etiquette?

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

9. What causes Howie to consider the intentions of the inventors of the escalator?

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

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