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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 bus terminal.
(c) The New York Central, Monon, and Nickel Plate Railroads, and the canal.
(d) The canal and The Illinois Central Railway lines.

2. In what town is Eliot arrested after leaving New York?
(a) Elisnore, California
(b) Austin, Texas
(c) Vashti, Texas
(d) Phoenix, Arizona

3. 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."

4. What does Eliot tell Sylvia he wants to do in Rosewater, Indiana?
(a) He wants to care about the people in the town.
(b) He wants to build a new ansion in the town.
(c) He wants to revive the old fashioned factories in the town.
(d) He wants to start a volunteer fire department in the town.

5. During the meeting with Sylvia, how does Senator Rosewater react when McAllister reminds him about the other Rosewater?
(a) "There ARE no other Rosewaters."
(b) "I would rather Sylvia take over the business than the other Rosewaters!"
(c) "Eliot and I are the only true Rosewaters!"
(d) "I am talking about the real Rosewaters. To hell with Pisquontuit."

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

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

8. What does Senator Rosewater lament when Sylvia arrives in America for the divorce?
(a) The lack of an heir for the family fortune.
(b) The lack of psychiatric care available to his son.
(c) The lack of courage Sylvia displays by divorcing his son.
(d) The lack of support for his senatorial campaign.

9. 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 have a dalmation as a mascot.
(c) They put soap in their hoses to help wash their trucks.
(d) They put soap in their hoses to get the water through wallboard faster.

10. What is the Rosewater Law?
(a) The Senator's family rule that no one who is crazy can run the Foundation.
(b) The Senator's failed attempt to regulate interstate commerce.
(c) The Senator's piece of legislation that regulates taxation without representation.
(d) The Senator's piece of legislation defining and regulating obscene material.

11. How does Sylvia react to the proposal McAllister makes in the meeting between himself, Sylvia, Mushari, and the Senator?
(a) She asks for time to think.
(b) She leaves the room and returns to Paris.
(c) She immmediately says no.
(d) She immediately says yes.

12. Who is Norman Mushari?
(a) A shyster lawyer.
(b) A patent lawyer for a firm in New York.
(c) A lawyer who is also a distant cousin of the Rosewaters.
(d) A lawyer who is Sylvia's brother.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Eliot's psychiatrist tell Sylvia he is resigning from Eliot's case?

3. In the first sixteen years of the Foundation, how much money is spent?

4. What is the name of the foundation formed in 1947?

5. How many books has Kilgore Trout written and in what genre?

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