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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. Howie compares the grooves on the escalator steps to those one __________.
(a) Records.
(b) Roads.
(c) Train tracks.
(d) Shades.

2. The corporate bathroom is the one place a _____ can feel important.
(a) New hire.
(b) Man.
(c) Woman.
(d) Janitor.

3. What is the song someone is whistling in the men's bathroom?
(a) "I Knew an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly."
(b) "I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy."
(c) "Tradition."
(d) "Clementine."

4. How many times has Howie been in the situation of being too nervous to urinate in the men's room?
(a) 25.
(b) 45.
(c) 35.
(d) 15.

5. Where is there a major difference between home and corporate bathroom?
(a) Soap dispensers.
(b) Sinks.
(c) Stall doors.
(d) Toilets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the second theory Howie has about his broken shoelaces?

2. What does Howie watch as he eats popcorn and walks to CVS?

3. Unlike other stores, Howie considers CVS to deal in _______.

4. What word does Howie clarify how to usually pronounce in Chapter 10?

5. Which of these things does Howie NOT purchase on his way back from CVS?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Howie note about eating and drinking at the same time?

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

5. Howie does Howie think his corporation flaunts their status?

6. What is one of Howie's favorite games to play on the escalator?

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

8. What observations does Howie make about vending machines?

9. What is Howie's dilemma in the men's bathroom?

10. How can Howie reach a majority of adult thoughts?

(see the answer keys)

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