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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Eliot Rosewater born and when?
(a) Rosewater, Illinois, in 1920.
(b) Rosewater, Indiana, in 1918.
(c) Washington DC, in 1918.
(d) New York City, in 1920.

2. What does Eliot tell Sylvia about the fire department he has found in Iowa?
(a) They have asked Eliot to become their mascot.
(b) They put soap in their hoses to help wash their trucks.
(c) They put soap in their hoses to get the water through wallboard faster.
(d) They have a dalmation as a mascot.

3. What does Caroline leave out in the house that Fred compares to a pet anteater who sleeps in doorways?
(a) The filled laundry basket.
(b) The Electolux vaccum cleaner.
(c) The box of Christmas decorations.
(d) The basket filled with wood.

4. What does Eliot seek out in every town he visits?
(a) The public libraries.
(b) The mayors.
(c) The volunteer fire departments.
(d) The railroad stations.

5. To whom does Eliot compare himself in the first letter he sends to Sylvia?
(a) A volunteer fire fighter.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) Caesar Augustus.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Eliot meet Sylvia?

2. What sign hangs in the window of the local books and magazine store?

3. When Eliot leads his platoon into the smoke-filled building, what happens?

4. Where are the Rosewater Corporation main offices?

5. From what law school did Norman Mushari graduate?

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