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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. What did Bogus request from Couth at the end of the letter in Chapter 6?
(a) He wanted Couth to provide new window screens.
(b) He wanted Couth to flush seventeen toilets.
(c) He wanted Couth to visit more often.
(d) He wanted Couth to send more money.

2. Colm was named after _________.
(a) Biggie's uncle.
(b) Bogus's grandfather.
(c) Biggie's grandfather.
(d) Bogus's uncle.

3. What fact about life does Bogus try to keep from Colm?
(a) Death exists.
(b) He doesn't love Biggie.
(c) Colm was adopted.
(d) The world is a scary place.

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

5. Why was Biggie turned away at the grocery?
(a) She was out of cash.
(b) She had too many items.
(c) Her check did not clear.
(d) Her name was on a list.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mektig mean in Old Low Norse?

3. Why did Bogus refuse to pay his Sears bill?

4. In Chapter 13, what did Merrill try to teach Bogus?

5. What is Bogus's position at the studio?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Biggie and Bogus's first night together differ from their daily life after marriage?

2. Compare and contrast Bogus's and Tulpen's views for a medical solution.

3. How did Biggie's letters differ, and which did she send?

4. What offer does Tulpen make to Bogus? What reasoning does Tulpen give for her offer?

5. Describe the difference between Bogus's worry for the mouse versus his worry for the turtles and fish.

6. Why did Ralph not think he needed to pay Bogus?

7. How did Bogus describe Biggie's femininity upon meeting her?

8. Describe the irony between Bogus's medical issues and his father's career.

9. After Merrill offended Biggie, what did Bogus say to soften her?

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

(see the answer keys)

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