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

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

3. What did Bogus need to accomplish for Biggie to stay with him after her friends left on the night he met Biggie?
(a) He needed to find her a decent snack to satisfy her.
(b) He needed to finish writing the poem.
(c) He needed to convince her friends to stay.
(d) He needed to complete Merrill's urine test.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom did Bogus lose his virginity?

2. What disappoints Bogus most about his life?

3. Where would Bogus like to raise Colm?

4. Who cured Bogus's insomnia?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did the theme of Bogus's letter to Consumer Reports relate to the speech he would have given "number 368" if he weren't so exhausted?

3. When Bogus promised to take care of a small matter in the home, Biggie seemed genuinely surprised that he could and would handle it. Why was Biggie's astonishment painful to Bogus?

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

5. How did Bogus's tone change from letter to letter?

6. What is the difference between Bogus and Colm?

7. How does a katydid alter Bogus's view of the world?

8. Why does Bogus stop translating Akthelt and Gunnel?

9. How did the dictionary symbolize Bogus's work ethic in life?

10. Give a physical description of Ralph Parker.

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