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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Howie only likes to use straws for _________.
(a) Coke.
(b) Milk.
(c) Milkshakes.
(d) Juice.

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

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

4. Who else rode the escalator with Howie and his mom?
(a) Dad.
(b) Sister.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Cousin.

5. What piece of office equipment does Howie feel has lagged behind other innovations by ten years?
(a) Phones.
(b) Staplers.
(c) Copiers.
(d) Hole punchers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adult technique did Howie refine as a child?

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

3. Where does Howie have a distinct memory of riding an escalator with his mom?

4. Howie connected learning how to tie shoes with a couplet by _____.

5. Howie's first reason that it is okay for brain cells to die is that it's part of a necessary ______.

(see the answer key)

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