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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Eliot's father react when he hears of Eliot's drunken behavior?
(a) He refuses to worry, stating "Eliot's got fiber, he's got spine."
(b) He demands that Eliot check into a hospital.
(c) He tells Sylvia to take Eliot to Europe for six weeks.
(d) He goes on a tyrade and accuses Eliot of ruining his career.

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

3. Who rented the office space in Rosewater before Eliot did?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) An architect.
(c) A veterinarian.
(d) A dentist.

4. In his first letter to Sylvia, what does Eliot say he has in common with the person he compares himself to ?
(a) They both went mad at an early age.
(b) They both love fire fighters.
(c) They both have an important mission.
(d) They both had wives named Sylvia.

5. How does the late night caller praise Eliot?
(a) "God bless you, Mr. Rosewater."
(b) "God bless you, Eliot."
(c) "Thank you for all of your help."
(d) "Thank you for calling."

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

7. What runs through the Parthenon in the middle of the town of Rosewater?
(a) The canal and the stream outside of the mansion.
(b) The canal and The Illinois Central Railway lines.
(c) The canal and the bus terminal.
(d) The New York Central, Monon, and Nickel Plate Railroads, and the canal.

8. Who is Mushari's favorite law professor in school?
(a) Archibald Creech.
(b) Leonard Leech.
(c) Simon Smith.
(d) Leonard Cohen.

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

10. Why does Eliot's psychiatrist tell Sylvia he is resigning from Eliot's case?
(a) Because Eliot has refused to pay for his treatment.
(b) Because Eliot has not spoken in a year.
(c) Because Eliot refuses to attend therapy sessions.
(d) Because Eliot has a "most massively defended neurosis."

11. Where is Eliot Rosewater educated?
(a) In Europe and Hawaii.
(b) On the West Coast and in Japan.
(c) On the East Coast and in Europe.
(d) In the South and in Europe.

12. What is Eliot's title with the fire department in Rosewater when he is a child?
(a) He is the honorary fire chief of the Volunteer Fire Department of Rosewater.
(b) He is the spokesperson for the Volunteer Fire Department of Rosewater.
(c) He is the youngest member of the Volunteer Fire Department of Rosewater.
(d) He is the mascot of the Volunteer Fire Department of Rosewater.

13. Where is the local fire department located?
(a) In the old carriage house of the mansion.
(b) In the back of the Rosewater Memorial Library.
(c) In the old saw mill.
(d) In the old Rosewater Opera House.

14. When does Eliot Rosewater leave law school and why?
(a) In 1941, to join the Navy.
(b) In 1941, to join the Army.
(c) In 1941, to avoid the draft.
(d) In 1941, to join the Marines.

15. How many children does Senator Rosewater have?
(a) Only one.
(b) Two living.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the black and yellow sticker in the phone booth in Rosewater say?

2. Who is Norman Mushari?

3. What is in the back of Eliot's ledger?

4. What does the coded shorthand AW mean in Eliot's ledger?

5. In what town is Eliot arrested after leaving New York?

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