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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. How did Bogus "escape" his Iowa life?
(a) By focusing on the effects of the Water-Method.
(b) By listening to tapes of Merrill in Vienna.
(c) By daydreaming about his wife and child.
(d) By enjoying the sight of Tupen's breasts.

2. Whom does Bogus speak to in Chapter 14?
(a) A door father.
(b) A floor sister.
(c) A window mother.
(d) A wall brother.

3. Why is Bogus having plumbing problems?
(a) His pipes are copper.
(b) He sublet his house to athletes.
(c) The plumber sabotaged the house.
(d) The Water-Method is causing overuse.

4. What is causing Bogus's bodily function issues?
(a) An accident.
(b) An addiction.
(c) A disease.
(d) A birth defect.

5. Who does Ralph want to use for his next subject?
(a) Bogus.
(b) Tulpen.
(c) Lydia.
(d) Kent.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Bogus tell his father he pays the bills?

2. Why didn't Merrill want to be around Biggie and Bogus?

3. What does etymological mean?

4. While Bogus was daydreaming about Merrill finding the tank, what errand did Biggie send him on?

5. Why was Biggie turned away at the grocery?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Bogus describe Biggie's femininity upon meeting her?

2. What caused Biggie and Bogus to fight in Chapter 14?

3. Describe the irony between Bogus's medical issues and his father's career.

4. How does Kent differ in the business from Ralph, Tulpen, and Bogus?

5. Why does Bogus stop translating Akthelt and Gunnel?

6. Describe the difference between Bogus's worry for the mouse versus his worry for the turtles and fish.

7. Describe Bogus's fascination with Mr. Fitch.

8. How did Bogus's letter to Biggie differ from his daily interactions with her?

9. Explain the reasoning behind Mr. Fitch's contempt for "war-built" items.

10. How does Bogus's life with Tulpen begin to mirror his life with Biggie?

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