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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Eliot calls Sylvia from Indiana, what does he say is the one remaining independent business in the town?
(a) Carp bones.
(b) F.W. Woolworth's.
(c) Roman taffy factory.
(d) NIght-crawlers.

2. According to Mushari's favorite law professor, what should every good lawyer look for?
(a) A client with an axe to grind.
(b) A woman with a rich dead husband.
(c) Another lawyer on the same side.
(d) The moment when money trades hands.

3. How does Eliot answer the telephone, both day and night, in his office?
(a) "This is the Rosewater Foundation. My name is Eliot."
(b) "This is the Rosewater Foundation. Please leave a message."
(c) "This is the Rosewater Foundation. How can we help you?"
(d) "This is the Rosewater Foundation. The office is now closed."

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

5. When in New Egypt, New Jersey, with whom does Eliot trade his dress suit and for what?
(a) With a police officer for release from jail.
(b) With a homeless man for a bottle of whiskey.
(c) With a woman for her car.
(d) With a volunteer fireman for a 1939 double breasted suit.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the upper-management community greet Eliot and Sylvia when they move in the old family mansion?

2. What experience in the past does the Senator blame for Eliot's mental instability?

3. What book does Eliot receive from a client of the Rosewater Foundation to whom he gave ten thousand dollars?

4. What is the Rosewater Law?

5. What is Eliot's title with the fire department in Rosewater when he is a child?

(see the answer key)

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