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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Tulpen and Bogus start their day, everyday?
(a) With coffee and the newspaper.
(b) With yogurt and love making.
(c) With granola and several trips to the restroom.
(d) With oatmeal and a morning chat.

2. What prior relationship did Bogus have with his first sexual partner?
(a) She was his babysitter.
(b) She was his mother's friend.
(c) She was his tutor.
(d) She was his neighbor.

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

4. What does Bogus think will happen to Colm?
(a) He's afraid Colm will die.
(b) He's afraid everyone will pick on Colm,
(c) He's afraid Colm will grow up to be mean.
(d) He's afraid Colm will run away.

5. In Chapter 8, to whom was Bogus writing letters?
(a) Creditors.
(b) Friends.
(c) Magazines.
(d) Family.

6. Whom does Bogus encounter in the night?
(a) Colm.
(b) Biggie.
(c) Tulpen.
(d) Mr. Fitch.

7. How did Bogus get caught in his lie when he returned home from the country?
(a) He had lipstick on his collar.
(b) He was wearing a condom.
(c) He had a woman's hair on his shirt.
(d) He smelled of perfume.

8. What did Bogus NOT imagine was stuffed inside the item he hoped to find at Elsbeth's house?
(a) Erasers.
(b) Pencils.
(c) Paperclips.
(d) Postage stamps.

9. When Biggie convinced Bogus to call his father, who did Dr. Trumper think was calling him?
(a) A patient.
(b) Bogus.
(c) His wife.
(d) The hospital.

10. What medical issue keeps Merrill from reaching the sunken item?
(a) High blood pressure.
(b) A stroke.
(c) Asthma.
(d) Diabetes.

11. Who did Biggie's friends say would be looking for her in the morning if she didn't leave Bogus's room with them?
(a) Pete.
(b) Steve.
(c) Bill.
(d) Dan.

12. What disappoints Bogus most about his life?
(a) His poverty.
(b) The big failures.
(c) The constant, tiny irritants.
(d) His inability to finish anything.

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

14. What did Bogus hope to see at Elsbeth's house?
(a) Her diaphragm.
(b) Her panties.
(c) Her bra.
(d) Her breast.

15. Where did Mr. Fitch work?
(a) The Clerk of Courts Office.
(b) The Bureau of Vital Statistics.
(c) The United States Postal Service.
(d) The Department of Motor Vehicles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the winner of the giant slalom offended by the interviewer?

2. What did Merrill claim was at the bottom of the Danube?

3. How did Bogus "escape" his Iowa life?

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

5. What type of people does Biggie not like?

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