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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 does bogus notice Colm has at the boathouse?
(a) Friends.
(b) Patience.
(c) Stability.
(d) A routine.

2. How does Bogus reach Vienna?
(a) Train.
(b) Boat.
(c) Hitchhiking.
(d) Skis.

3. What story does Bogus tell Colm each night before bed?
(a) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
(b) Moby Dick.
(c) A Tale of Two Cities.
(d) Atlas Shrugged.

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

5. What "graduation gift" does Bogus's dad offer?
(a) A Volkswagen.
(b) A vacation.
(c) A fresh start.
(d) A new home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Throgsgafen mean?

2. What request does the hero make after his night out drinking with his bodyguard?

3. How does Bogus offend the bus passenger?

4. Which did Bogus not do with the money from Dr. Trumper?

5. Why does the character in Akthelt and Gunnel not want their son visiting the father?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Bogus returns to Tulpen, what changes are noticeable in their relationship?

2. How does Bogus relate his life to cancer?

3. Why does Bogus feel betrayed by the nurse?

4. What might the statue foreshadow for the reader?

5. Why is the line from the diary familiar and important?

6. What did Bogus's return package to his father symbolize?

7. How is Sprog symbolic of Bogus?

8. How does Biggie indicate that the relationship between Bogus and Tulpen is the same between Bogus and Biggie?

9. When Biggie made her announcement, why did Aunt Blackstone respond with "Of course it is. Certainly, yes!"?

10. What does Bogus believe is causing Colm's night terrors?

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