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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What car company does Howie consider to do a good job with knobs?
(a) Chyrsler.
(b) Honda.
(c) Ford.
(d) Toyota.

2. Howie's fascination with clothing short-cuts started with watching _____.
(a) L.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) PBS.

3. What were the doorknobs made of in Howie's childhood home?
(a) Glass.
(b) Wood.
(c) China.
(d) Brass.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Howie decline from the clerk at Papa Gino's?

2. How many advances does Howie describe in Chapter 3?

3. Howie considers 1971 to be the end of ___________.

4. What time does Howie enter his office building at the beginning of the novel?

5. How old is Howie when he feels like he has reached adulthood?

(see the answer key)

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