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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Ralph's one successful movie?
(a) The Monster Mentality.
(b) The Group Thing.
(c) The Beach Hula.
(d) The Bear in the Moonlight.

2. In what area did Bogus attempt to earn a PhD?
(a) Old Low Norse.
(b) Comparative Literature.
(c) The Art of Dead Languages.
(d) Ancient Prose.

3. Who discovered Bogus had an STD after his first act of intercourse?
(a) Couth.
(b) Mr. Fitch.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

4. Who won the giant slalom?
(a) Heidi Schatzl.
(b) Herr Halling.
(c) Sue Kunft.
(d) Marquerite Delacroix.

5. Who, in the imagination of Bogus, is the author of Akthelt and Gunnel?
(a) A queen.
(b) A fool.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A peasant housewife.

6. In his flashback, why did Bogus leave the house?
(a) Biggie accused him of having an affair.
(b) He left to meet Couth.
(c) The landlord forced him to leave.
(d) Colm was teething.

7. What was spilled on the man in the men's room?
(a) Soap.
(b) Perfume.
(c) Ketchup.
(d) Hot sauce.

8. Why didn't Merrill want to be around Biggie and Bogus?
(a) They smelled funny.
(b) They teased him about wetting the bed.
(c) They left him out of conversations.
(d) They were in love.

9. How did Bogus record the tale of his life in the middle of the night?
(a) By tape recorder.
(b) By video camera.
(c) By journaling.
(d) By written letter.

10. In Chapter 13, what did Merrill try to teach Bogus?
(a) How to cook.
(b) How to skate.
(c) How to dance.
(d) How to ski.

11. Who was Bogus flirting with in Chapter 10?
(a) Tulpen.
(b) Lydia.
(c) Elsbeth.
(d) Biggie.

12. Biggie doesn't cry. What does she do instead?
(a) She pulls her hair.
(b) She picks at her scabs.
(c) She plucks her eyebrows.
(d) She pulls her hangnails.

13. What did Merrill claim was at the bottom of the Danube?
(a) A ship.
(b) A treasure.
(c) A tank.
(d) A body.

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

15. What lie did Bogus tell the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company?
(a) He didn't make calls for which he was charged.
(b) He had already paid the bill for the month.
(c) He was currently out of checks.
(d) He didn't own a phone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of people does Biggie not like?

2. What is Bogus's father's career?

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

4. To what character does Bogus compare Ralph?

5. What is causing Bogus's bodily function issues?

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