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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Norman Mushari happy to hear Eliot is baptizing babies?
(a) It is evidence he believes he is the Messiah.
(b) It is evident he is falsely representing the Foundation.
(c) It is evident he is lying to Sylvia when he tells her this.
(d) It is evident he is breaking the law.

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

4. What is a fly hunt?
(a) Catching flies with nets.
(b) Finding flies in winter.
(c) KIlling flies with rubber bands or glasses.
(d) Killing flies with spray cans.

5. 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.

6. What does Kilgore Trout do for a living?
(a) He is a retail clerk in a large retail outlet chain.
(b) He is a stock clerk in a trading stamp redemption center.
(c) He is a librarian.
(d) He is a cashier at a fast food restaurant.

7. According to Mushari's favorite law professor, what should every good lawyer look for?
(a) The moment when money trades hands.
(b) A client with an axe to grind.
(c) Another lawyer on the same side.
(d) A woman with a rich dead husband.

8. How does the upper-management community greet Eliot and Sylvia when they move in the old family mansion?
(a) They shun them.
(b) They encourage them to move to Avondale.
(c) They try to run them out of town.
(d) They visit, offer invitations, and call.

9. What is the name of the foundation formed in 1947?
(a) The New York Foundataion.
(b) The Mushari Foundation.
(c) The Kennedy Foundation.
(d) The Rosewater Foundation

10. Why does Eliot collect pictures from magazines for his clients?
(a) He finds his clients find pictures comforting.
(b) He is a horder.
(c) He gives them out as birthday gifts.
(d) He uses them for wallpaper.

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

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

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

14. At what age can siblings of the president of the Foundation become officers?
(a) Twenty one.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Thirty five.

15. What is the history of the Rosewater fire house siren?
(a) It is a factory air raid siren from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
(b) It is the main air raid siren of London in WWII.
(c) It is the main air raid siren in Berlin in WWII.
(d) It is an air raid siren from a small town in Maine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book does Eliot receive from a client of the Rosewater Foundation to whom he gave ten thousand dollars?

2. What is Eliot's customary gift to newborn children?

3. In his first letter to Sylvia, what does Eliot say he has in common with the person he compares himself to ?

4. Where do the upper-management employees of the corporation who run the automated saw mill live?

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

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