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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 was the name of Howie's childhood best friend?
(a) Bill.
(b) John.
(c) Sam.
(d) Fred.

2. What was Howie's first glimpse into the social contract as a child?
(a) School.
(b) Milk delivery.
(c) Dry cleaners.
(d) Mail delivery.

3. How does Howie's co-worker Ray hurt his back?
(a) Sweeping.
(b) Moving a pool.
(c) Cleaning the escalator.
(d) Moving a vending machine.

4. What does Howie consider to be a "nice laboratorial word"?
(a) Sealright.
(b) Sealtight.
(c) Sealant.
(d) Sealtest.

5. Howie connected learning how to tie shoes with a couplet by _____.
(a) Pope.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Emerson.
(d) Wordsworth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the first footnote in Chapter 6 about?

3. What is supposed to be such a common sight that office workers don't comment about it?

4. What habit of L's does Howie find revolting?

5. What has Howie taken to be repaired by blind people for L?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Howie's thoughts on shopping bags?

2. What does Howie mean by "the rule of nostalgia"?

3. What point is Howie trying to make in his footnote about doorknobs?

4. What thoughts about bread does Howie have while riding the subway?

5. How many of Howie's escalator memories come from his childhood?

6. Why has Howie mostly given up drinking milk?

7. How does Howie celebrate what he considers to be the realization that he is an adult?

8. Why does Howie purchase a milk carton at Papa Gino's?

9. Howie does Howie's shoelace break?

10. What is Howie's focus in Chapter 3?

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