Max's mother tells him she needs laundry detergent, bread, milk, crackers, cola, tortillas, eggs, and green beans. She tells him to write it down so he won't forget, but he insists he doesn't need to. When he gets home from the store he has the laundry detergent, bread, milk, crackers, and cola but apologizes because he forgot the other things she needed. Max's memory of the grocery list illustrates: