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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is referred to as "The Nut," "The Saint," and "The Holy Roller?"
(a) Eliot Rosewater.
(b) Lister Rosewater.
(c) Leonard Leech.
(d) Sybil Rosewater.

2. How tall is Norman Musahri?
(a) Five feet ten inches.
(b) Six feet two inches.
(c) Five feet five inches.
(d) Five feet three inches.

3. 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) Shopaholism, related to her need to shop in Paris.
(c) Samaritrophia, hysterical indifference to the less fortunate.
(d) Aniexty disorder, related to her marriage to Eliot.

4. What role does the corporation perform for the Foundation?
(a) It manages the Foundation Board members.
(b) It manages the Foundaiton's gift giving.
(c) It manages the capital of the Foundation.
(d) It manages the oversees holdings of the Foundation.

5. When Eliot leads his platoon into the smoke-filled building, what happens?
(a) He accidentally kills three fire fighters.
(b) He accidentally kills three men in his platoon.
(c) He accidentally kills three German officers.
(d) He accidentally kills three children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who put in the canal bisecting the county of Rosewater?

2. How does Eliot meet Sylvia?

3. When Sylvia and Eliot move to Rosewater, what is to the west of the Parthenon?

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

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

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