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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the disease Dr. Brown attributes to Sylvia's nervous condition, and what does it mean?
(a) Xenophobia, due to living in Rosewater.
(b) Samaritrophia, hysterical indifference to the less fortunate.
(c) Shopaholism, related to her need to shop in Paris.
(d) Aniexty disorder, related to her marriage to Eliot.

2. In the first sentence of the novel, what is identified as a leading character in the story?
(a) Sylvia Rosewater.
(b) Norman Mushari.
(c) A sum of money.
(d) Eliot Rosewater

3. What does Eliot tell Sylvia will be his "work of art?"
(a) He is going to open a food kitchen.
(b) He is going to love the discarded Americans in the town.
(c) He is going to paint a mural on the bank wall.
(d) He is going to build an ast museum for the town.

4. What is the topic of the Senator's speech in the Senate Chamber before his election?
(a) The Parable of the Cave.
(b) The defeat of Eisenhower.
(c) The End of the Depression.
(d) The Golden Age of Rome.

5. Who is next in line after Rosewater's son to become president of the Foundation?
(a) A cousin in Rhode Island.
(b) A cousin in Louisiana.
(c) A cousin in Delaware.
(d) A cousin in New Jersey

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is referred to as "The Nut," "The Saint," and "The Holy Roller?"

2. How old is Eliot Rosewater when Mushari begins to investigate him?

3. Where does Eliiot Rosewater meet his wife?

4. When Sylvia asks Eliot where he is calling from, how does he reply?

5. What happens to Sylvia after five years of living with Eliot in Rosewater?

(see the answer key)

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