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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his letter to Couth, what did Bogus joke about being able to afford if Iowa won?
(a) A divorce.
(b) Sterilization.
(c) The urinary tract surgery.
(d) A real life.

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

3. What disease did Bogus contract from Elsbeth?
(a) The clap.
(b) Chlamydia.
(c) Herpes.
(d) AIDS.

4. What does etymological mean?
(a) Ordered.
(b) Language.
(c) Origins.
(d) Scientific.

5. How does Bogus describe himself in the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) A stranger in the mirror.
(b) A lump of clay to be molded.
(c) A keeper of petty injustices.
(d) A man of many failures.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bogus NOT imagine was stuffed inside the item he hoped to find at Elsbeth's house?

2. In his flashback, why did Bogus leave the house?

3. Why did Bogus write to Couth?

4. According to Bogus, what did Lydia Kindle want whispered in her ear?

5. In what area did Bogus attempt to earn a PhD?

(see the answer key)

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