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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. How does Tulpen feel about Colm by the end of his trip?
(a) She realizes she'll never want children.
(b) She loves him.
(c) She can't wait for him to leave.
(d) She thinks he's nice at a distance.

2. Who takes Bogus's suitcase?
(a) The FBI.
(b) The FAA.
(c) The FDA.
(d) The CIA.

3. In Chapter 31, what causes Tulpen to be so angry with Ralph?
(a) He allows filming while she's in the tub.
(b) He speaks ill of Bogus.
(c) He takes her towel.
(d) He answers the phone.

4. What did Bogus mail to his father after he received the letter and money?
(a) A dead duck.
(b) A thank you note.
(c) A block of smelly cheese.
(d) A potted flower.

5. What does Gunnel stuff in the heads of the dead?
(a) Live eels.
(b) Live crabs.
(c) Live scorpions.
(d) Live crayfish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What scene does Ralph request for the movie?

2. What is the name of the limo driver?

3. How does Bogus offend the bus passenger?

4. Why is Bogus thrown out of the Iowa bar?

5. What does Bogus throw from the dock while talking to Colm?

Short Essay Questions

1. What clues does Bogus see around the house that foreshadow who is staying with Couth?

2. How is Sprog symbolic of Bogus?

3. In what way is Bogus envious of Couth?

4. How does the phrase, "There was, of course, no logic to the dwarf's fear of Harold's rather large cat" relate to the movie about Bogus's life?

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

6. How does Bogus relate his life to cancer?

7. Why is equality considered destruction in the story of Akthelt and Gunnel?

8. Why does Bogus feel betrayed by the nurse?

9. How does Bogus reflect on the life of a prostitute?

10. How have Bogus's views on promiscuity changed throughout the novel as he has grown older and had various relationships?

(see the answer keys)

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