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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What "graduation gift" does Bogus's dad offer?

2. Why is Sprog exiled?

3. Where does Bogus see Merrill in Chapter 22?

4. In Akthelt and Gunnel, who is the hero's bodyguard?

5. In Bogus's flashback, where was Couth?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In what ways does Old Thak represent Ralph?

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

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

6. 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?

7. How does Bogus relate his life to cancer?

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

9. Why does Bogus tell Colm that the story he's been telling him at bedtime is real?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Couth doesn't only play the father figure to Bogus, but to Colm and Biggie as well. Give at least two examples per character of how Couth fathers the character and the effect it has on him or her.

Essay Topic 2

Focusing on the theme of generational conflict, analyze the ties between Mr. Trumper, Bogus, and Colm. How does Bogus's sexual past enter into his relationship with Mr. Trumper? Further down the family tree, how does that relationship help or hinder the relationship between Bogus and Colm?

Essay Topic 3

The poem of Akthelt and Gunnel is added to give Bogus another lens through which to examine his life. Find and support at least four connections between the Akthelt and Gunnel story and the main story of Bogus's life. In what ways can writing his thesis help Bogus to grow?

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