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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of Get With Child a Mandrake Root?
(a) Arthur Clark.
(b) Arthur Garvey Ulm.
(c) Arthur Unto.
(d) Arthur Miller.

2. What does Eliot tell Sylvia he will buy for their meeting?
(a) A haircut.
(b) A new suit.
(c) A pair of new shoes.
(d) A new car.

3. What is the original plan for the canal?
(a) To build large river boats for companies on the Ohio River.
(b) To connect Chicago, Indianapolis, Rosewater and the Ohio River.
(c) To create bridge building job opportunities.
(d) To provide jobs along the Ohio River.

4. How does Eliot's father react when he hears of Eliot's drunken behavior?
(a) He demands that Eliot check into a hospital.
(b) He refuses to worry, stating "Eliot's got fiber, he's got spine."
(c) He tells Sylvia to take Eliot to Europe for six weeks.
(d) He goes on a tyrade and accuses Eliot of ruining his career.

5. How does Fred Rosewater's father die?
(a) He commits suicide after the stock market crash of 1929.
(b) He commits suicide by hanging himself in the basement.
(c) He commits suicide when he learns he has cancer.
(d) He commits suicide after his wife leaves him for a younger man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is in the back of Eliot's ledger?

2. What does Senator Rosewater lament when Sylvia arrives in America for the divorce?

3. In the first sixteen years of the Foundation, how much money is spent?

4. In Washington DC, while meeting with McAllister, Musahri, and Sylvia, what does Senator Rosewater wish aloud?

5. What does Eliot seek out in every town he visits?

(see the answer key)

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