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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What fascinates Colm at Tulpen's house?
(a) The fish and turtles.
(b) The books on her bookshelves.
(c) The view from the kitchen.
(d) The creaking of the stairs.

2. How does Couth describe himself to Bogus and Biggie?
(a) A happy man.
(b) A satified man.
(c) A living man.
(d) An accomplished man.

3. How much time has passed since Bogus began his search for Merrill?
(a) Two years.
(b) Six months.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) A decade.

4. What causes Bogus to rewrite the entire translation of Akthelt and Gunnel?
(a) He remembers Tulpen likes facts.
(b) He is afraid he won't get his PhD otherwise.
(c) He is stretching out the project to escape real life.
(d) He thinks Akthelt would have liked it that way.

5. What does Tulpen name her baby?
(a) Merrill.
(b) Danico.
(c) Sid.
(d) Anna.

6. Who is thinking about marriage in Chapter 32?
(a) Couth's mother and Bogus.
(b) Tulpen and Ralph.
(c) Bogus ande Biggie.
(d) Couth and Biggie.

7. When Bogus undresses at the studio, what article of clothing does he keep?
(a) His underwear.
(b) His hat.
(c) His socks.
(d) His tie.

8. How does Bogus react to Tulpen's allegations as they are getting ready for bed?
(a) He throws a fish out of the window.
(b) He writes a letter about the ways he'll change.
(c) He urinates for a long time in the bathroom.
(d) He sings a song about his failures.

9. What is the name of the limo driver?
(a) Bryce.
(b) Dante.
(c) Lucus.
(d) Sergio.

10. What do all of Bogus's hallucinations have in common?
(a) In each hallucination, Merrill is lost.
(b) In each hallucination, Merrill is drowning.
(c) In each hallucination, Merrill needs help.
(d) In each hallucination, Merrill needs sugar.

11. Whom does Bogus ask for the time when he is lost in Europe?
(a) The bus driver.
(b) A shop owner.
(c) A prostitute.
(d) A beggar.

12. With whom does Bogus live in Chapter 36?
(a) Dr. Holster.
(b) Dr. Vigneron.
(c) Elsbeth.
(d) Mr. Fitch.

13. What were Bogus and Biggie's sleeping arrangements in Bogus's flashback?
(a) They both slept on the floor.
(b) Biggie took the bed, and Bogus took the couch.
(c) Bogus did not end up staying over.
(d) They had separate rooms.

14. How does Biggie describe Merrill?
(a) He is not as funny as he finds himself to be.
(b) He is crazy and completly mad.
(c) He is more honest than Bogus.
(d) He is well meaning.

15. What do Sprog and his wife do after being exiled?
(a) They start their own colony.
(b) They are killed.
(c) They attack sailors.
(d) They sought revenge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can Bogus not understand about Tulpen?

2. How does Bogus offend the bus passenger?

3. What story does Bogus tell Colm each night before bed?

4. What does Dante carry in his underwear?

5. What does Bogus learn about Merrill before the agents release him?

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