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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Howie's seventh major advance has to do with the purchase of a ________.
(a) Tie.
(b) Suit.
(c) Rubber stamp.
(d) Car.

2. What does Howie describe in great detail in the first paragraph of the book?
(a) Shoelaces.
(b) Escalator.
(c) Revolving doors.
(d) Clocks.

3. What does Howie describe in the first footnote in Chapter 2?
(a) His method of riding escalators.
(b) His method of pulling on socks.
(c) His method of using bags.
(d) His method of using straws.

4. When Howie moves into an apartment he discovers the therapeutic properties of what?
(a) Shouting.
(b) Sweeping.
(c) Crying.
(d) Sleeping.

5. Who was the most help to Howie when he was learning to tie shoes?
(a) His friend.
(b) His father.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Howie describes all these "disruptions of physical routines" EXCEPT one.

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

3. Howie believes that losing brain cells makes a person _______.

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

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

(see the answer key)

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