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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Washington DC, while meeting with McAllister, Musahri, and Sylvia, what does Senator Rosewater wish aloud?
(a) That he could have Eliot sent away to another country.
(b) That he could find a way to discredit his opponent.
(c) That both he and Eliot were both dead.
(d) That he could find Eliot another wife quickly.

2. Who is Arthur Garvey Ulm?
(a) A soldier Eliot befirends in the Army.
(b) A writer Eliot meets and to whom he gives ten thousand dollars.
(c) A distant family relative with whome Eliot corresponds.
(d) An attorney who is interested in hiring Eliot after the war.

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

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

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

6. Whose poem did Eliot paint on the risers leading up to his office?
(a) John Keats.
(b) William Blake.
(c) T.S. Elliot.
(d) Shakespeare.

7. What book does Eliot receive from a client of the Rosewater Foundation to whom he gave ten thousand dollars?
(a) Get With Child a Mandrake Root.
(b) The Three Faces of Eve.
(c) A Thousand Clowns.
(d) The Cradle of Erotica.

8. What is the name of the disease Dr. Brown attributes to Sylvia's nervous condition, and what does it mean?
(a) Shopaholism, related to her need to shop in Paris.
(b) Xenophobia, due to living in Rosewater.
(c) Samaritrophia, hysterical indifference to the less fortunate.
(d) Aniexty disorder, related to her marriage to Eliot.

9. How many books has Kilgore Trout written and in what genre?
(a) Twenty seven romance paperbacks.
(b) Fourteen non-fiction paperbacks.
(c) Eighty seven science fiction paperbacks.
(d) Ninety nine dramatic fiction paperbacks.

10. What is the one rule Eliot knows to tell the newborn babies he is to baptize?
(a) "You've got to be rich."
(b) "You've got to be crafty."
(c) "You've got to be careful."
(d) "You've got to be kind."

11. While fighting in Europe in WWII, into what smoke-filled building does Eliot lead his platoon?
(a) A tongue depressor factory.
(b) A munitions factory?
(c) A clarinet factory.
(d) A lingerie factory.

12. What does the black and yellow sticker in the phone booth in Rosewater say?
(a) "Don't Kill Yourself, Call the Rosewater Foundation."
(b) "Don't Kill Yourself, Call Alcoholics Annonymous."
(c) "Don't Kill Yourself, Lose Weight Easily."
(d) "Don't Kill Yourself, Find Jesus in Your Life."

13. On what stationery does Eliot write a letter to Sylvia from Iowa?
(a) Fire department stationery.
(b) Loose leaf paper.
(c) His own personalized stationery.
(d) Paper towels from the bathroom.

14. What is in the letter that is to be given to the next president of the Foundation from the current president?
(a) A history of the family.
(b) A list of Foundation holdings.
(c) A description of the gifts given so far.
(d) A history of the Foundation,

15. What does Eliot use as a kitchen in his office in Rosewater?
(a) His bathroom.
(b) His back porch.
(c) His closet.
(d) His bedroom.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the author of Get With Child a Mandrake Root?

3. According to the Senator, what is the difference between pornography and art?

4. Who rented the office space in Rosewater before Eliot did?

5. From where is Eliot's first letter to Sylvia written after he leaves New York?

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