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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How old is Eliot Rosewater when Mushari begins to investigate him?
(a) Thirty-six.
(b) Forty-six.
(c) Forty-nine.
(d) Fifty-six.

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

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

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

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

9. What happens when the Rosewater Inter-State Ship Canal fails?
(a) The townspeople rioted and burned down the Rosewater mansion.
(b) Investors lost their farms and Noah Rosewater bought them.
(c) People tried to sue the Rosewater Foundation.
(d) The Rosewater family pulled out of town.

10. After the accident in the smoke-filled building, what happens to Eliot?
(a) He is captured by German soldiers.
(b) He is sent home to Washington to be with his father.
(c) He is sent to an army hospital in Switzerland.
(d) He has a nervous breakdown and is sent to Paris to recover.

11. Where is Eliot Rosewater born and when?
(a) Washington DC, in 1918.
(b) Rosewater, Illinois, in 1920.
(c) New York City, in 1920.
(d) Rosewater, Indiana, in 1918.

12. Who is the creator of the Foundation?
(a) Sen. Robert M. Rosewater.
(b) Sen. Joseph A. Rosewater.
(c) Sen. Samuel P. Rosewater.
(d) Sen. Lister Ames Rosewater.

13. What is Eliot's customary gift to newborn children?
(a) A share of stock in IBM.
(b) A share of stock in General Motors.
(c) A share of stock in Eastman Kodak.
(d) A share of stock in Johnson and Johnson.

14. How does Eliot meet Sylvia?
(a) She works for the Rosewater Foundation.
(b) She works for the Rosewater Corporation.
(c) They meet in a bar in Paris.
(d) Her father introduces them.

15. What meeting does Eliot attend in Milford, Pennsylvania?
(a) An AA meeting.
(b) A science fiction convention.
(c) A Foundation meeting.
(d) A revival.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Rosewater Law?

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

3. What is the original plan for the canal?

4. For what law firm does Norman Mushari work?

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

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