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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 Foundation,
(b) A history of the family.
(c) A description of the gifts given so far.
(d) A list of Foundation holdings.

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

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

4. What is the name of Eliot's ledger?
(a) The Book of Hopes and Dreams.
(b) The Days of My Life.
(c) The Book of Days.
(d) The Doomsday Book.

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

6. What is the topic of the Senator's speech in the Senate Chamber before his election?
(a) The Parable of the Cave.
(b) The End of the Depression.
(c) The Golden Age of Rome.
(d) The defeat of Eisenhower.

7. What does Eliot talk about, to people idling in front of a fire station, that later gets him arrested?
(a) A revolution to happen in about twenty years.
(b) A revolution happening at the time of his arrest.
(c) The importance of fire stations.
(d) How rich people need to volunteer more often.

8. What is in the back of Eliot's ledger?
(a) Nothing.
(b) An unfinished novel.
(c) An address book.
(d) Love poems.

9. What names has Mary Moody chose for her twins?
(a) Frederick and Marsha.
(b) Foxcroft and Melody.
(c) Franklin and Josephine.
(d) Foxworth and Melanie.

10. Where are the Rosewater Corporation main offices?
(a) Wall Street in New York.
(b) Market Street in San Francisco.
(c) Carnaby Street in London.
(d) Fifth Avenue in New York.

11. What does the coded shorthand AW mean in Eliot's ledger?
(a) Asprin with a glass of wine.
(b) Avacado with a glass of wine.
(c) Asprin and a glass of water.
(d) Andes Mints with a shot of whiskey.

12. What does Mushari do with the letter he finds in McAllister's files concerning the president of the Foundation?
(a) Brings it home for safe keeping.
(b) Gives it to his boss.
(c) Locks it in his office.
(d) Puts it in a safe deposit box.

13. Where do the upper-management employees of the corporation who run the automated saw mill live?
(a) In Chicago.
(b) In Rosewater.
(c) In Avondale.
(d) In New Ambrosia.

14. In the first sentence of the novel, what is identified as a leading character in the story?
(a) Eliot Rosewater
(b) A sum of money.
(c) Sylvia Rosewater.
(d) Norman Mushari.

15. What does Eliot call Sylvia in his letter to her from Iowa?
(a) "The most beauitiful woman a man could ask for."
(b) "The best wife a man could have."
(c) "The most patient woman in the world."
(d) "The most understanding person in the world."

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Eliot collect pictures from magazines for his clients?

2. How does Eliot meet Sylvia?

3. Who is Mushari's favorite law professor in school?

4. What does Eliot do with the Foundation's money?

5. Where is Eliot Rosewater educated?

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