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

2. What did Bogus claim he brought to the mountains?
(a) His world-class skies.
(b) His own snow machine.
(c) His pole-vaulting poles.
(d) His bear-calling horn.

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

4. What is Bogus's father's career?
(a) Cardiologist.
(b) Proctologist.
(c) Podiatrist.
(d) Urologist.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disease did Bogus contract from Elsbeth?

2. What does Bogus say Ralph would look like in a tropical climate?

3. What fact about life does Bogus try to keep from Colm?

4. Who discovered Bogus had an STD after his first act of intercourse?

5. How did Bogus get caught in his lie when he returned home from the country?

Short Essay Questions

1. Give at least three examples to support Bogus's sense of entitlement in the world.

2. How does Kent differ in the business from Ralph, Tulpen, and Bogus?

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

4. Why does Bogus stop translating Akthelt and Gunnel?

5. Explain the reasoning behind Mr. Fitch's contempt for "war-built" items.

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

7. What caused Biggie and Bogus to fight in Chapter 14?

8. Describe the connection Bogus shares with Couth and why this is a strange basis for a friendship.

9. How did Bogus describe the difference between him and skiers?

10. What makes Tulpen change her mind about her offer at the end of Chapter 12?

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