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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the upper-management employees of the corporation who run the automated saw mill live?
(a) In Rosewater.
(b) In Avondale.
(c) In New Ambrosia.
(d) In Chicago.

2. When Sylvia and Eliot move to Rosewater, what is to the west of the Parthenon?
(a) The Rosewater Saw Company.
(b) The Rosewater Savings and Loan.
(c) The night crawler stands.
(d) The old railway terminal.

3. From where is Eliot's first letter to Sylvia written after he leaves New York?
(a) Princeton, New Jersey.
(b) Indianapolis, Indiana.
(c) Elsinore, California.
(d) Houston, Texas.

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

5. What does Eliot call Sylvia in his letter to her from Iowa?
(a) "The most understanding person in the world."
(b) "The most beauitiful woman a man could ask for."
(c) "The best wife a man could have."
(d) "The most patient woman in the world."

Short Answer Questions

1. In the first sentence of the novel, what is identified as a leading character in the story?

2. On what stationery does Eliot write a letter to Sylvia from Iowa?

3. What happens at the opening of the opera Aida attended by Eliot and Sylvia?

4. When Eliot calls Sylvia from Indiana, what does he say is the one remaining independent business in the town?

5. From what law school did Norman Mushari graduate?

(see the answer key)

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